19th century

The world's most successful pìrâ†é was a woman The 19th-century Chinese pìrâ†é Ching Shih, a former sèx worker and widow of fearsome pìrâ†é Cheng I, became a hugely successful pìrâ†é in her own right, succeeding her husband and eventually commanding more than 1,800 pìrâ†é ships and 80,000 men...