Oakley, Annie, 1860-1926

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Annie Oakley (b. Phoebe Ann Mosey, Aug. 13, 1860, Darke County, OH–d. Nov. 3, 1926, Greenville, OH) was a sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. She began shooting as a child to support her siblings and widowed mother. Like around 1875, Oakley won a shooting match against marksman Frank Butler; the two married in 1876.

Butler and Oakley joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show in 1885 and toured the United States. She also performed for Queen Victoria, King Umberto I of Italy, President Marie François Sadi Carnot of France, and other crowned heads of state. She left the Buffalo Bill show and, in 1902, began an acting career.

Oakley promoted the service of women in combat operations for the United States army and wrote a letter to President William McKinley. Throughout her career, Oakley taught over 15,000 women how to use a gun. Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst published a false story about Oakley. She successfully sued for libel but collected less in judgments than the total of her legal expenses. Oakley was engaged in extensive philanthropy for women's rights and other causes.

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referencedIn Rosenstock, Fred A., b. 1895,. Fred Rosenstock collection of Western photographs, circa 1870s-1910s. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Bonheur, Rosa, 1822-1899. Circus World Museum poster collection, 1841-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn "Rock" C. Jenkins photograph collection, 1886-1955. Museum of the Great Plains
referencedIn Butler, Frank E., d. 1926. Cody-Oakley scrapbooks 1875-193? [microform]. Denver Public Library, Central Library
referencedIn Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009 Series: Law, Equity, and Criminal Case Files, 1828 - 1912 File Unit: Annie Butler v. Globe Publishing CompanyTag Add a tag... Enter new tags Enter new tags... Add Comment Add a comment... Login Policy Need Help? Annie Butler v. Globe Publishing Company National Archives at Kansas City
referencedIn Transcript National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957,. E.A. Brininstool collection of Western photographs, circa 1860s-1940s. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Prayers on Behalf of Defendant National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Appeals Summons for Annie Butler National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Exhibit A National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections
referencedIn Defendant Subpoena for Every Evening Printing Company National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Explosives Dept. Records, 1889-1971. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Letter from John P. Nielding to William G. Mahaffy, Esquire National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Women's Project of New Jersey. Records, 1984-2004 Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Schaefer, Robert. Annie Oakley series. Annie takes a chance / teleplay by Robert Schaefer & Eric Freiwald. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Sayre, Joel, 1900-1979. Shooting Star : (Annie Oakley) : typescript, 1935 Aug. 15. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Shoemaker, Henry W., 1880-1958. Pennsylvania history essays, 1951-1953. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Letter to President William McKinley from Annie Oakley in which she offers the services of a company of fifty lady American sharpshooters who would provide their own arms and ammunition, to the government should war break out with Spain. National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Bond on Appeal for Every Evening Printing Company National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Album of letters of acknowledgement for "Friend of Sloper" certificates, 1885-circa 1900. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn A. Butler v. Every Evening Printing Company, October 1904, Case #1 National Archives at Philadelphia
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associatedWith American Museum of Vaudeville corporateBody
associatedWith Brininstool, E. A. (Earl Alonzo), 1870-1957, person
associatedWith Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917 person
memberOf Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show corporateBody
spouseOf Butler, Frank E., d. 1926. person
associatedWith Carnot, Sadi, 1837-1894 person
associatedWith Cullen, Frank, 1936- person
associatedWith Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931 person
associatedWith E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Explosives Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Every Evening Printing Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951 person
associatedWith Jenkins, R. C., d. 1957, person
correspondedWith Mckinley, William, 1843-1901 person
associatedWith McNeilly, Donald, 1945- person
associatedWith Rosenstock, Fred A., b. 1895, person
associatedWith Sayre, Joel, 1900-1979. person
associatedWith Shoemaker, Henry W., 1880-1958. person
associatedWith Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 person
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 person
associatedWith Umberto I, King of Italy, 1844-1900 person
associatedWith Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901 person
associatedWith Women's Project of New Jersey corporateBody
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Greenville OH US
Darke County OH US
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Sharpshooters
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Actress
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Shooters of firearms
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Birth 1860-08-13

Death 1926-11-03

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