Please write and help. Annie Oakley would be a wonderful addition to Statuary Hall.
Annie was a world famous sharpshooter and star of “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West” show. She was less well-known for other important contributions to our country. According to Dorchester Public Library, “When the United States was pulled into World War I, Annie Oakley offered to raise a regiment of woman volunteers to fight in the war. She had made the same offer during the Spanish-American War. At neither time was that offer accepted. She also offered to teach marksmanship to the troops. She did travel across the country for the National War Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association and War Camp Community Service. At stops at training camps, she gave shooting demonstrations. She also raised money for the Red Cross.”