Tara Rider: The swashbuckling history of women in piracy

In the predominantly male world of seafaring, metaphors about mysterious and destructive femininity have been consistently link to the sea. Yet flesh and blood women sailed on ships, steered them, commanded them, commandeered them, and sank with them. Spanning the globe and centuries, female pirates have sailed the seas, captivating audiences, both in their own times and today. Head to the North Shore Historical Museum to explore the history of the notorious female pirates and decide whether they were rogues, she-devils, or trailblazers?