Round 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. Charles Johnson’s 1724 “general history” of this profession (15[1])described women who “pled their bellies” after being forced to leave it. (15[1])The hǎi•jìn laws targeted (*) wokou (“woh-koh”) in this profession like Cheung Po, who created a (10[1])“code” that was often misattributed to his wife Ching Shih. Mary Read worked for “Calico Jack” Rackham during this profession’s (10[1])Caribbean “Golden Age.” For 10 points, people with what criminal profession raid ships for cargo? ■END■

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