[post_page_title]Women and Piracy[/post_page_title]
Though legends like Anne Bonny sailed the seas as full-fledged pirates, they were highly uncommon. The discrimination forced Bonny to dress like a man while sailing, in order to enjoy the same freedoms and rights as a man. This discrimination were both This is because women were seen as bad luck at sea, and it was featured in the pirate code for that reason. The genuine reason was the fear of infighting among the man, which also according to the code, is punishable by death or resolved on shore.
