History of Anne Bonny

Anne Bonny is probably the most famous female pirate to sail the Spanish Main. She was a ruthless plunderer, raider, and menace to the sea faring vessels in the Caribbean Sea. She is commonly referred to as "Toothless Annie".
Anne was born in Ireland during the 1690's. Her parents moved to America and became well respected plantation owners. She grew up in South Carolina and was fascinated with stories of pirates that were told at the nearby Charleston Port. At Charleston she met a pirate named James Bonny. She married him and the two of them moved to an island in the Caribbean named Nassau. This island was basically run by pirates. Here Anne was surrounded by famous pirates such as Calico Jack Rackham. Anne left her husband for Rackham, and signed on as part of his crew.
At that time there was a code of piracy that stated women crew members were forbidden. This didn't stop Anne though. She went aboard the ship as a man and fought just as the rest of the crew did. Eventually she was discovered and some of the crew members openly voiced their opinions about having a female as part of the crew. Anne returned these opinions by killing the crew members who had spoken up.
Anne was the only female pirate aboard Rackham's ship. Mary Reed was another woman disguised as a man and soon she and Annie became friends. The two told Rackham their secret and the three of them inflicted terror and pandemonium throughout the Caribbean for almost a year.
Then in 1720, their ship was captured. During the fight Anne and Mary stayed aboard and fought to defend their ship. Meanwhile Jack and the rest of the pirates hid in the hold . Jack and the crew were hanged after their arrest.
Amazing Anne was granted a reprieve for her acts and was let go. No one knows what happened to her after that. Some say she went back to her life of piracy while others say she returned home. No matter what happened to her, Anne is probably most famous for the words she exchange with Calico Jack on the night before his execution. She scolded him saying "I'm sorry to see you here, Jack, but if you'd have fought like a man you needn't hang like a dog".