But it’s also as good a time as any to celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting some of the worst-behaved women in ...

When most people hear the word "pirate," they picture Pirates of the Caribbean or Black Sails. But real-world piracy stretches back centuries and included women who wielded authority on their ships ...

Few figures in history are as feared and fascinating as Ching Shih (also known as Shi Yang, Zheng Yi Sao, Shi Xianggu, and Shek Yeung), a woman who rose from humble beginnings to command one of the ...

When we imagine pirates, we often picture rugged, bearded men with eye patches like Blackbeard or Captain Jack Sparrow.

TAMPA, Fla. — There are many characters in the revelry of Gasparilla, and the leader of one all-female Krewe points out an important distinction. “We aren’t wenches. We are pirates. We’re rough ...