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100 Greatest Women On Coins Series: Anne Bonny

Women in male dominated professions is common today. Women in male dominated professions back in the 18th century? Not so common. However, a pirate does not designate a gender, and a pirate's life proved to be for more than just a man. Exciting, reckless, adventurous, murderous, and untethered is a lifestyle that many flocked to, including this next woman in our blog series covering Whitman Publishing's 100 Greatest Women on Coins. Author Ron Guth introduces us to a female pirate whose tales, whether fact or fiction, have remained to this day.

#96 – Anne Bonny

Born from an affair in March 1702 to lawyer William Cormac and his maid, Peg Brennan, Anne Bonny and her parents would leave Ireland and sail for the New World. They ended up in the Bahamas. Her mother would die when Anne was 13, forcing her to take over the household. Reportedly, even at a young age Anne had a temper. She was said to have attacked, possibly killed, another girl with a...read more