escort diary® of Louella York: Amazing Whores of the Past episode 1
I’ve had this cool idea— I want to start a little post series called “Amazing Whor.es Throughout Time.” lol
Just a gentle act of anarchy
Short posts honouring the wild, radical women who lived on their own terms.
The word whore isn’t just about sex — it’s about rebellion, Anarchy.
It’s about realising that rules are just suggestions, thinking freely and living artfully should always be honoured above social expectations.
Through your time whor.es have been the muses, the disruptors, the sacred outlaws. The ones who weren’t afraid to be seen as “too much” — too sexual, too outspoken, too powerful — and who shaped the world in ways that still ripple through history.
So this week's amazing who.re of the past:
Ching Shih
Pirate Queen and Certified Menace
Before she ruled the South China Sea with 70,000 pirates under her command she worked in a floating brothel.
She was known for her wit and her beauty and her ability to hold her own in a world that saw women as disposable.
When a notorious pirate captain came along and wanted to marry her she didn’t just say yes — she negotiated for half of his fleet!
She demanded equal partnership!.
Who does that in the 1800s?
Radical wild women, love it.
When her hubby died Ching Shih took full control of the fleet — and turned it into one of the most terrifying pirate forces in history, apparently she was pretty militant, outlawed theft from villagers, protected women from assult, and enforced serious consequences (death) for non.compliance.
She took on the Qing Dynasty, the Portuguese navy, and the British. All at once. None of them could beat her
Eventually, the Chinese gov offered her a full pardon, a title, and a cushy retirement — because they literally couldn’t stop her. She accepted, stepped off her ship like a boss, and opened a gambling house. Lived to old age and Died rich.
From who.re to pirate queen and folk legend.
Women like Ching Shih remind me that some of the greatest disruptors in history weren’t queens in palaces — they were the ones who wrote their own rules, beat their own drum, and refused to stay in the box they were given. They didn’t wait to be accepted or rescued — they took what they needed, built empires out of chaos, and lived on their own terms. Creating life into art.
Call them whores,
rebels,
witches,
whatever you like — but these radical women make real change whilst everyone else just tries to fit into the tiny box society offered for them.
Any suggestions for next week's who.re of honour?
