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

6. Rachel Wall

Regarded to be the first American woman to become a pirate, Rachel Wall was born in 1760 as Rachel Schmidt. She married George Wall and along with a few friends, they started the business of piracy. They worked with Isle of Shoals as a base, and captured numerous boats and killed around 25 sailors. After her husband and crew were killed in a sea accident, Rachel returned to Boston and worked as a servant and occasional thief. She was captured during a robbery there and was hanged in 1789, becoming the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts.