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.

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Humans have always committed crimes. What can we learn from the criminals and crimes of the past, and have humans gotten better or worse over time?

Criminalia

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.

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

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