Packet 6: Tossup 15

French noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson entered this profession after her (15[1])husband’s execution. Eighteen “Articles of Interrogatory” were sent to an Irish woman in this profession who met with Elizabeth I, Grace O’Malley. (15[4])Charles (15[1])Johnson’s (15[6])1724 (-5[1])“general (15[2])history” (15[1])of this profession (15[1])described women (15[1])who “pled their bellies” after being (15[1])forced to (15[1]-5[1])leave it. (15[2])The hǎi•jìn (-5[2])laws targeted (*) wokou (“woh-koh”) in this profession like Cheung Po, who created a (10[1])“code” (-5[1])that was often misattributed (10[1]-5[1])to his wife Ching Shih. (10[2])Mary Read (10[1])worked for “Calico Jack” Rackham (10[1])during this (10[1])profession’s (10[4])Caribbean “Golden (10[2])Age.” (10[3])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[2])people with what criminal profession raid (10[1])ships (10[1])for cargo? (10[2])■END■

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