Rachel Wall: New England’s Only 'Lady' Pirate

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Rachel Wall may have been the first American-born woman to become a pirate – but she most certainly was the last woman to be hanged in Boston, though the specific crime that landed her that fate wasn’t actually piracy at all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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According her written confession, Rachel Wall grew up with the moral foundation to lead a happy, crime-free life. Instead, she may have been the first American-born woman to become a pirate.

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