Round 6: Tossup 15

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

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