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    meritxell: an erotic life: Annie Oakley and I have the same birthday! ...different year, obvs. more »
    Maulleigh: I hate stuff like that because it tars my image of someone I would have admired. Queen Victoria wasn't that into suffrage--or I could be making that u... more »
    rednrowdy: as much as i don't like guns, i wouldn't mind going to a shooting range to practice. i look at like skating; i don't own rollerskates anymore, but i k... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Can I just say that I really enjoy these threads about the PBS documentaries? I'm a dork and usually watch these things, so it's nice to have a place ... more »
    Lulupasternak: That's the worst PBS doc. It would have been so much better had they gotten a contemporary woman to recreate Oakley's feats, but instead we're treated... more »
    tinydundie42: I had a Annie Oakley biography for children that I used to read over and over when I was little, and I thought she was *so awesome*. I'd love to see ... more »
    Bunsen Honeydew: Impressive, maybe. But could she make a quilt of herself with Jesus's head imposed over her face? Then I'll care. more »
    hello.kitty: WHAT THE....Even Annie Oakley had a COCAINE SCANDAL?! more »
    WaltzingMatilda: Interesting... I think I know a number of modern day Annie Oakleys: all about the guns - not about rights. It is so disheartening. more »
    Jack_Burton: Pretty interesting doc... She distinguished herself from the titillating female burlesque performers by designing her own modest, yet non-restrictive ... more »
    Whiskey and Popcorn: The word suffrage is so odd. It sounds like the act of suffering. more »
    hello.kitty: I still have a strong urge to learn how to shoot. It looks like a great sport more »
    morninggloria: When I was a little girl, I thought Annie Oakley was about the coolest thing possible. I developed a near-obsession with the original cast soundtrack ... more »
    femputer: "...not at husband." Then at who? more »
    hortense: More like Annie Fauxley, am I right? Eh? Eh?!? more »
  • #annieoakley

    Annie Get Your Gun

    As PBS' documentary Annie Oakley showed last night, the famed "Little Sure Shot" sharpshooter was a walking, heat-packing contradiction: an advocate of women's self-defense and equal pay, she also didn't believe in female suffrage. [PBS]
  • #suffrage

    Be Counted

    It's come to light that scores of Englishwomen risked prosecution by refusing to participate in a 1911 census, to protest their inability to vote. Wrote one suffragette, “No votes for women, no census.” [Times UK]
  • #voting

  • #historylessons

    The Female Vote: It Was 89 Years Ago Today