#OnThisDay, 28 Nov 1720, Mary Read and Anne Bonny are found guilty of piracy and sentenced to be hanged.
Both executions were paused, as both women claimed to be pregnant. Read died in prison, Bonny was released.
Read more about historical women pirates: https://carvehername.org.uk/mary-read-ann-bonny-and-other-historical-women-pirates/
