We continue our look at female pirates with Jeanne de Clisson.
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When studying maritime history, the presence and impact of women is seemingly less well-documented than that of men.
In 1485, a young girl named Lalla Aicha bib Ali ibn Rashid al Alami was born into a wealthy Muslim family.
In about 1698, a young woman found herself in jail for stealing, pregnant with her married employer’s illegitimate child and no husband to support her.
This year marks the centennial of women’s suffrage, and we wanted to participate in DNCR’s She Changed the World Campaign by highlighting female pirates through the ages.