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Here's the 2nd part of #SwashbucklinStoryTime: Anne Bonny & Mary Read! They were equally as renowned for their ruthlessness as for their gender. Most of what we know about them comes from Capt. Charles Johnson's 1724 book General History of the...the Most Notorious Pyrates. 1/?
According to Johnson's work, Anne Bonny was born in or near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland, circa 1698. Her father was an attorney named William Cormac. He had an affair with the family maid, which prompted his wife to leave him. 2/?
To avoid scandal, he dressed her as a boy. And he introduced her as the child of a relative entrusted to his care rather than admit to being the father. But Bonny's identity and parentage was ultimately revealed and the family moved to Charleston, South Carolina. 3/?
First up: Sadie the Goat Farrell. So let me preface this with saying that there's significant doubt as to whether or not Sadie Farrell ever actually existed. So consider the following information folklore, not fact. 1/?
What we do "know" about her life is that she was supposedly born and raised in the slums of the Fourth Ward near the East River. This no doubt led to her hanging out with some nefarious characters, particularly street hustlers and thieves. 2/?
She began making a name for herself as a thief in her own right, usually working w/ a man who could assist her w/ taking down the mark. According to legend, Sadie would make the first move, taking a running start before ramming the top of her head into the victim’s stomach. 3/?
