1. Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley was born in 1860 and was formerly known as Phoebe Ann Mosey
She was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter
Her great talent & timely rise to fame led to starring role in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show
The show propelled her to become the first American female superstar
born in a log cabin & her parents were Quakers who later make her orphan
She began hunting at age 6 to support family
Met her husband Frank E. Butler in a shooting contest
“Aim at a high mark, and
you will hit it.”

2. Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show

3. HER CAREER
Butler & Oakley joined Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show in 1885
She tours Europe before WW I performing for all the monarchs including Kaiser Wilhelm & Queen Victoria
Volunteered for Spanish American War as leader of company 'lady sharpshooters'
TR names his volunteer cavalry “Rough Riders” after wild west show’’s title.
William Randolph Hearst published a false story that Oakley
had been arrested for stealing to support a cocaine habit.
She promoted the service of women in combat operations
for the United States armed forces

4. Her shooting skills

5. Her Death & Legacy Oakley continued to set records into her 60s,
She was involved in philanthropy for women's rights and other causes
Staged a comeback and intended to star in a feature-length silent movie
In a 1922 shooting contest the sixty-two-year-old Oakley hit 100 clay targets from 16 yards
Oakley and Butler suffered an automobile accident that forced her to wear steel brace on her right leg. After 1 ½ years of recovery, she again performed and set records in 1924.
Her health declined in 1925 and she died of pernicious anemia
Her entire fortune had been spent on her family and her charities.
Several movies and plays made about her including
“Annie Get Your Gun”
And a TV series show called “Annie Oakley” in 1954

7. Video Annie Oakley 2.pptAnnie get your gun
Edison film
glass balls
Europe
TV show
card trick