10 Notorious female pirates in history of the world (With Pictures)

7. Jacquotte Delahaye

Born in Haiti, Jaqcuotte Delahaye was a pirate who lived in 17th century. She became a pirate to look after her mentally handicapped brother, after her mother died giving birth to him. She once faked her death to escape the government and assumed the identity of a man. SEE ALSO: Caitlyn Jenner’s 10 steps to becoming a woman – How he completely changed to she! (With Pictures)

She returned to active piracy a few years later, earning the nickname Back From the Dead Red, and dominated the Caribbean waters with another famous female pirate, Anne Dieu-le-Veut. She was killed during a shoot-out to defend an island she had captured.