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Celeste Anchor, Author

@celesteanchor.bsky.social

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⚓ Celebrating women who ruled the waves, defied the odds, and carved their names into maritime history. Sea adventures • Romance on the high seas • Untold stories of brave women sailors, pirates, and captains. 🌊

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Celeste Anchor, Author @celesteanchor.bsky.social · 3d

Ching Shih commanded 80,000 pirates and 1,800 ships. She negotiated her own amnesty and retired wealthy. The most successful pirate in history was a woman. #CelesteAnchor #PirateEmpress

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Celeste Anchor, Author @celesteanchor.bsky.social · 3d

The salt spray tastes like freedom. The horizon promises adventure. Every woman who ever stood at a ship’s helm knew this truth in her bones. #CelesteAnchor #SeaAdventure

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Celeste Anchor, Author @celesteanchor.bsky.social · 3d

Grace O’Malley commanded 20 warships off Ireland’s coast in the 1500s. Pirates feared her name. Queens negotiated with her. She ruled the waves when women weren’t supposed to rule anything. #CelesteAnchor #WomenOfTheSea

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