

She was quiet, even shy, yet a brilliant performer.ĭuring her lifetime, 1860–1926, women were paid far less than men, but at her peak she earned as much as the President of the United States. While most women stayed at home with their children, she traveled the world performing for enormous crowds, living happily in a big canvas tent. In an age when ladies did not handle guns, she became a sharp-shooting legend. Her real name was Phoebe Ann Moses, and she ignored rules all her life. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available

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