Annie Oakley: The Forgotten History of the Most Iconic American Woman Sharpshooter

“I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns as naturally as they know how to handle babies.”

• Annie Oakley

August 13th is Annie Oakley's birthday. Born into poverty in western-Ohio in 1860, Phoebe Ann Moses, didn't have an easy start at life.

Annie’s story begins as the youngest of eight siblings. Already poor, the family became desolate when Annie’s father died when she was six. Her mother remarried quickly, but was widowed a year later and soon after bore another child. Left with too many mouths to feed and little choice, Annie’s mother turned Annie, then nine, and one of her sisters into the care of the superintendent of the Darke County Infirmary, a home for the elderly, orphaned, and mentally ill.

A trailblazer for women’s rights and few have matched her ability to encourage equality without sacrificing their class and femininity. Learn more about how this woman became an American legend at Ammo.com: https://ammo.com/articles/annie-oakley-forgotten-history-most-iconic-woman-sharpshooter