In the first episode of this series of shorts, Jenny Zigrino welcomes Ching Shih, China's most fearsome pirate queen, who ruled her fleet with an iron fist.
Special guest Mary Elizabeth Bowser explains how she posed as a slave to Jefferson Davis in the Confederate White House so she could pass on secret information to the Union.
Anne Hutchinson, a midwife who fought for religious freedom in 17th century Boston, shares the story of her life with Jenny Zigrino.