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1. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › annie-oakleyAnnie Oakley | National Women's History Museum

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   Annie Oakley is a famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting. During her lifetime she traveled with her husband across the country and abroad showing off her skills with a rifle. She became a star in a male-dominated sport, and legendary throughout the world.

2. centerofthewest.org › research › annie-oakleyAnnie Oakley - Buffalo Bill Center of the West

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   From her humble roots as Phoebe Ann Moses to taking center stage as Annie Oakley—champion shooter and star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West—this remarkable woman is remembered as a western folk hero, American legend, and icon.

3. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleThe true story of Annie Oakley, legendary sharpshooter

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   May 31, 2022 · Legend has it that Annie Oakley was such a skilled sharpshooter that she singlehandedly foiled train robberies, shot bears and panthers, and killed a wolf that already had her in its grip—or...

4. www.pbs.org › features › oakley-annieBiography: Annie Oakley | American Experience | PBS

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   Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what...

5. www.thoughtco.com › annie-oakley-1779790Biography of Sharpshooter Annie Oakley - ThoughtCo

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   Jan 22, 2020 · Biography of Sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Underwood Archives / Getty Images. By. Patricia E. Daniels. Updated on January 22, 2020. Blessed with a natural talent for sharp-shooting, Annie Oakley proved herself dominant in a sport that was long considered a man's domain.

6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › how-annie-oakleyHow Annie Oakley, "Princess of the West," Preserved Her ...

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   Aug 11, 2010 · How Annie Oakley, “Princess of the West,” Preserved Her Ladylike Reputation. Born in 1860, the famed female sharpshooter skillfully cultivated an image of a daredevil performer with proper...

7. www.pbs.org › features › oakley-worldIn a Man's World | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

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   Annie Oakley's life spanned years of tremendous change for American women. By the time of her death in 1926, Americans were celebrating the liberated, urban-focused, modern times of...