During China's Qing Dynasty, a fearsome female pirate queen named Ching Shih ruled the South China Sea. She led the Red Flag Fleet, commanding over 1,800 pirate ships and around 80,000 pirates.

Many of us have seen the movie franchise Pirates of the Caribbean, though few probably realize the character of Mistress Chen ...

Before she ruled as Pirate queen, she had a much more humble life ... Consensual sex without Ching Shih's permission meant a beheading. Your female partner slept with the fishes.

Forgotten Women is a series dedicated to giving women ... badass – defied convention to become Ireland’s most famous pirate queen, at a time when most clans, as well as the seas, were ruled ...

Women account for around half of the world ... You'll learn about U.S.-based peace activist Concepción Picciotto, Chinese pirate leader Ching Shih, and the Mirabal Sisters, who opposed the ...

her fierce rival Queen Elizabeth I of England. Celebrating the real-life story of legendary Irish Chieftain Grace O'Malley, The Pirate Queen combines classic storytelling and a sweeping score with ...

Since then, we've seen some prominent female roles appear in VR — the foremost is Half-Life: Alyx, of course — but most of Alyx's hands are covered in gravity gloves. In The Pirate Queen ...