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
Mary Anne Keeley Cemetery, London. Mary Anne and Robert Keeley had two daughters, Mary Lucy (circa 1830-1870) and Louise (1835-1877), both of whom followed their parents on to the stage. Mary Lucy married the writer Albert Richard Smith, while Louise married the criminal advocate Montagu Williams, later Queen's Counsel. See Walter Goodman, "The Keeleys On Stage and At Home", London: Bentley and Son 1895. Mary Anne Keeley Mary Anne Keeley, "née" Goward (22 November 1805 – 12 March 1899) was an English actress and actor-manager. Mary Ann Goward was born at Ipswich, her father was a brazier and tinman. Her sister Sarah Judith