Golden Age of Piracy on a navy ship. Many of the most well known pirates in historical lore originate from this Golden Age of Piracy. While most pirates were men, there were at least fifty cases of women entering the career of piracy (usually disguised as men). The best known female pirates were Anne Bonny (also sometimes spelled Bonney) and Mary Read. Bonny developed a notorious reputation in Nassau, and when she was unable to leave an earlier marriage, she eloped with her lover, Calico Jack Rackham. Mary Read had been dressed as a boy all her life by her mother and had spent
Grace Mary Linnel by Roli Books in 2007. Grace Mary Linnel Grace Mary Linnel was a British born educationist and the founder principal of Welham Girls' School. She spent many years in India and was associated with educational institutions such as Government Mahbubia Girls’ School, Hyderabad and Women's College, Hyderabad before joining with Hersille Susie Oliphant of Welham Boys' School to establish Welham Girls' School in 1957. She was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. Grace Linnel was born in 1900 at Leicester, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom in 1900 to John