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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.
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Dorchester County Library: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page, but extensive biography that examines Oakley's incredible life from her difficult childhood to her marriage to Butler and subsequent employment with the Wild West shows to her restless retirement. Excellent coverage.
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eBook
Indiana University

Victorian Women Writers Project: A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (1881)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the text of the book, "A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains," by Isabella L. Bird.
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Other

Women in History: Mary Fields

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains facts about the life of Stagecoach Mary Fields (1832-1913).
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Annie Oakley

For Students 9th - 10th
View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1994 of Annie Oakley, famous for her acts in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in the late 1800s. Includes a short passage on her life and contributions.
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Other

Women in History: Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Canary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biographical sketch of Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Canary (1852-1903) with many passages from her autobiography.