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Anne Bonny was an Irish-born woman who became a pirate in the early 18th century, notably serving alongside Calico Jack Rackham in the Caribbean. She is historically significant as one of the few documented female pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy, challenging the male-dominated world of maritime crime.
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Anne Bonny (likely died December 1733) was a pirate who served under John Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy, she has become one of the most recognized pirates of the era, as well as the history of piracy in general.
Much of Bonny's background is unknown. The first biography of Bonny comes from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates. According to Johnson, Bonny was born in Ireland, the illegitimate daughter of an attorney and his servant. Bonny and her father later moved to Carolina, where she married a sailor. Although Johnson's version of events has become popular over the centuries, there is little evidence to support it.