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 Scott Mary-anne Scott Mary-anne Scott is a writer, singer and musician. She lives in Havelock North, New Zealand, and is the mother of four sons and grandmother of two boys. Mary-anne Scott was one of nine children in a family where music played a large part. Each child was encouraged to learn two musical instruments (for Mary-anne, these were cello and guitar) and music practice times were strictly enforced. When school musicals were performed, their father wrote the music and their mother Joy Watson, herself a best-selling author of children's books, wrote the words. After years of writing short stories, Mary-anne