Mary Read She accepted the King's pardon c. 1718–1719, then took a commission to privateer, but joined the crew in mutiny. In 1720 she joined pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham and his companion, Anne Bonny, who both believed her to be a man. On 22 August 1720, the three stole an armed sloop named "William" from port in Nassau. Scholars are uncertain how female pirates like Read and Bonny concealed their sex in a male-dominated environment. Some scholars, however, have theorized that the wearing of breeches by female pirates may have been either a method of hiding their identity or simply as
Mary-anne Scott for Young Adult Fiction in the 2018 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.. "Snakes and Ladders" (Scholastic, 2012) "Coming Home to Roost" (Penguin Random House, 2016) "Sticking with Pigs" (One Tree House, 2018) 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