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Annie Oakley – Born
August 13
Annie Oakley
born Phoebe Ann Mosey
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926
“Miss Annie Oakley”, “Little Sure Shot”, “Little Miss Sure Shot”
She hit 100 clay targets in a row from 16 yards at age 62 in a 1922
Oakley’s personal possessions, performance memorabilia, and firearms are on permanent exhibit in the Garst Museum and the National Annie Oakley Center in Greenville, Ohio
Oakley believed that women should learn to use a gun for the empowering image that it gave