History books are written by the oppressors, not the oppressed. I immediately made my purchase from Thriftbooks. Oh how I love used books. I would read it. I would learn about the resourceful seafaring female pirates of the world and I would share that knowledge. I wanted to tell all of my friends, all of my family, and most importantly I wanted to share this book with my daughter.
I must commend the hard work of Jo Stanley. Her book is filled, crammed pack, with references. This woman has done some serious study, and it all paid off. She tracked down every woman pirate that our poor historical record has ever alluded to. The references to women pirates are practically missing from historical references, so you can only imagine the task of trying to piece together a complete history using only fragments and casual mentions here and there. The detail of the book is amazing.
Not only does the reader learn about particular and actual historical figures, but she also learns about the lifestyle of a pirate. Jo Stanley answers all of them. It is a fascinating read and a must for any library.
May 11, Lord Beardsley rated it it was ok Shelves: read I consider myself a feminist, but the liberal amount of assumptions about women and men that were grandiously made throughout this book with little to back it up with got on my last nerves. In fact, the extreme ends this author went to actually came off as patronising, ignorant, and reverse sexist! There needed to be less bias, and more history, less assumption and more truth, less long-winded justifications and mass generalisations about women and men Oh yeah WRITE ABOUT I consider myself a feminist, but the liberal amount of assumptions about women and men that were grandiously made throughout this book with little to back it up with got on my last nerves.
Written by feminist historians, this book is an introduction to the few known female pirates, spanning both history and geography. With chapters on figures of myth from ancient Greece and Denmark, real historical women like Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and Cheng I Sao and the myths that surrounded them and even pirates in the twentieth century, Stanley and her contributors set out to prove that piracy was not just a man's world.
Each chapter weaves together both historical fact an Written by feminist historians, this book is an introduction to the few known female pirates, spanning both history and geography. Each chapter weaves together both historical fact and the historian's educated guess; there are so few records for pirates in general, not to mention the women among them, that many things must be guessed at.
While historians have long believed that pirate crews were made up entirely of men, Stanley argues that those men did not exist in a world completely devoid of women. The pirates' female relations, landladies, seamstresses, laundresses, lovers or prostitutes, and even the women who purchased the stolen goods the pirates were selling were all a part of their lives, and may well have taken part in their piratical activities.
While Stanley sometimes digresses into feminist theory for instance: she posits that men have been fascinated with the idea of female pirates for centuries because they admire the fearless, adventurous temptress who has no problem with violence and can wield a sword with great skill because they secretly see her as a "phallic woman" she also presents a great deal of historical research with well-cited sources.
While this book is primarily about women pirates or other seafarers of dubious intent, it also fits into the realms of maritime history, the study of women warriors, the cultural history of piracy in general, and the study of myths.
Sep 23, Lauren rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction , pirate. It seems to be a good overview of the concept of women pirates and their individual stories, or at least how much we do know about each individual pirate, since there are very few records to be found on them.
This is more directed towards a popular audience but each chapter does include a great deal of notes and sources as to where she acquired the information. Jo Stanley is a radical cultural worker who has compiled a variety of material usually about women's work and representation.
The main c It seems to be a good overview of the concept of women pirates and their individual stories, or at least how much we do know about each individual pirate, since there are very few records to be found on them.
The main contributors to the novel, Anne Chambers, Dian H. Murray, and Julie Wheelwright are all known historians with backgrounds in women's studies. Sep 17, Lea rated it liked it. In looking for a historical non-fiction account of the lives of women pirates, I came across this title after a short search. There isn't much to add after the other reviews: The novel gave an account for each of the best known women pirates while pointing out several of the myths and fallacies that exist within each.
Informative, but at times the author tended to roam on a personal tandem. The author's constant claims at being a feminist became a distraction and occasionally sexist in her own r In looking for a historical non-fiction account of the lives of women pirates, I came across this title after a short search. The author's constant claims at being a feminist became a distraction and occasionally sexist in her own right.
Jul 23, Elizabeth rated it really liked it Shelves: non-fiction , history. My thoughts: Not so much women pirate sword fighting that you would expect; that's more of legend. The women pirates are more likely to be disguised cabin boys than pirate queens.
Still a very interesting read, and great for those excited about pirates. Aug 03, Pippa rated it did not like it Shelves: history. Not very interesting - basically because almost nothing is known about women pirates!
This is one of the rare books that I didn't finish. It bored me totally. Sarah rated it it was amazing Mar 24, Janelle rated it really liked it Nov 27, The Last rated it liked it Jun 10, Quantity: Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. As far back as BC, when Artemisia commanded her Greek trireme, women have taken to the high seas in pursuit of life and liberty. Simultaneously revered and reviled by superstitious male mariners, the realities of these women pirates' lives have been lost in a murky fog of sexual and racial preconceptions.
Bold in her Breeches takes a wholly fresh look at these mythical figures and places them in their true historical and cultural contexts. From Artemisia to the contemporary women pirates of today, via eighteenth-century Grace O'Malley and nineteenth-century Cheng I Sao, we learn why women took to piracy, what it was actually like, how they were regarded by people of their own time and what history has done to their stories.
What emerges, by virtue of insight, intuition and some wonderful research, is a retrieval of an entire women's seafaring history, culled from trial reports, from journalists' stories, and from the margins of history books. With contributions from Anne Chambers, Dian H. Murray and Julie Wheelwright as well as editor Jo Stanley, Bold in her Breeches is a riveting insight into a wild and salty world hitherto all but obscured from view.
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