On this episode of Our American Stories during the Revolutionary War Esther Reed decided the Patriot troops needed a morale boost Reed along with other Patriot Women began a campaign to raise money for the cause When she brought her idea to General Washington he had another idea of what she should do with the money At a time when women were only expected to fire up the oven Annie Oakley fired her way to fame as the world's greatest sharpshooter In her personal life she was a sharpshooter as well She was devoted to both her marriage and to
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