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Although the majority of pirates in history have been men, [ 1 ] there are around a hundred known examples of female pirates, [ 2 ] [ a ] about forty of whom were active in the Golden Age of Piracy. Among the most powerful pirate women were figures such as Zheng Yi Sao — and Huang Bamei — , both of whom led tens of thousands of pirates.

In addition to the few that were pirates themselves, women have also historically been more heavily involved in piracy through secondary roles, interacting with pirates through being smugglers , lenders of money, purchasers of stolen goods, tavern keepers and prostitutes , and through having been family members of both pirates and victims. Piracy off the coast of Somalia is for instance supported to a large extent by on-shore women who participate in transportation, housing and recruitment.

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Seafaring in general has historically been a highly masculine-gendered activity. On many ships in the Golden Age of Piracy, women were prohibited by the ship's contract required to be signed by all crew members due to being seen as bad luck and due to fears that the male crew members would fight over the women. Many famous female pirates, such as Anne Bonny disappeared after 28 November and Mary Read died April , accordingly dressed and acted as men.

In addition to historical female pirates, women in piracy have also frequently appeared in legends and folklore. The earliest legendary female pirate is perhaps Atalanta of Greek mythology , who according to legend joined the Argonauts in the years before the Trojan War. Beginning in the 20th century, fictional pirate women have sometimes been romanticized as symbols of female liberty.

Historical fictional depictions of pirate women have often reflected stereotypes of their times concerning not only women but also women in power. In the 20th century, fictional pirate women sometimes became symbols of feminism and female liberty; whereas male pirates were often used to tell stories of escape from wage slavery , female pirates illustrated escape from gender subordination.

Tennyson Jesse 's Moonraker , wherein the pirate captain Lovel is revealed to be a woman with strong ideals on female liberty. The female pirate is sometimes cast as a feminist, or even an anarchist , icon. Although Swann is included in some stereotypical scenes and begins as the Governor 's daughter and a damsel in distress , she is turned into a courageous pirate and heroine over the course of the film series.