Her origins were humbler, but rooted in maritime tradition. — writer Joan Druett (image via Wikimedia Commons) In the early part of the 19th century, Ching Shih was brought on board as a teenage prostitute for the Red Flag pirate captain — and within five days of his untimely death, she was running the ship.
A Woman to Know: Ching Shih
A Woman to Know: Ching Shih
A Woman to Know: Ching Shih
Her origins were humbler, but rooted in maritime tradition. — writer Joan Druett (image via Wikimedia Commons) In the early part of the 19th century, Ching Shih was brought on board as a teenage prostitute for the Red Flag pirate captain — and within five days of his untimely death, she was running the ship.