The Birth of Annie Oakley

‘Little Miss Sure Shot’, Annie Oakley, was born Phoebe Ann Moses in rural Ohio in 1860. Her childhood was not a happy one: aged nine she was put into the care of a family who subjected her to abusive conditions for two years. When she later returned to her own family, she was able to support them with her shooting and hunting skills and, aged 15, was able to pay off her mother’s $200 mortgage.