Annie Oakley Today

Oakley and her husband ended up joining Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show. Her marksmanship became legendary, doing tricks such as shooting a cigar from her husband’s mount or shooting a playing card’s edges from thirty paces away.

Annie’s husband must have been a very secure fellow. Not only was she skilled and intelligent, but artistic portrayals of her also show an attractive woman capable of “loving men and shooting them,” as she was equally comfortable doing both.