A trailblazing woman who taught herself to shoot at the age of 15, trained women in marksmanship, a firm believer in women’s self-defense. She succeeded in a man’s world and became a folk hero, but the real Annie Oakley was a lot more complicated than her legend.

Cowboy action shooting, 1800s-themed speed shooting competition. They use steel targets because it’s easier to count the “dings” than to inspect cardboard targets for holes and patch them afterward.