Coming from a liberal, mid-western, anti-gun background, Paxton Quigley made an about-face when her best friend was raped. She vowed not to let it happen to her. She bought a gun and became an expert on self-defense. Her first book Armed & Female was a best seller. She became a spokesperson for Smith & Wesson and a firearms instructor.
- graduate of Northwestern University in Communications
- Masters Degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago
- 1968 presidential-campaign staff of Senator Robert Kennedy
- Helped create the National Committee for Handgun Control
- wrote a political science text- book
- wrote a cartoon book on pregnancy for non-English speakers
- director of community relations for Playboy Enterprises
- a close friend was raped at home 10 minutes before police answered her emergency call for help
- 1989 author “Armed & Female.”
- as a firearms instructor, has taught 7,000 women how to shoot a handgun for self-defense
- April 27, 1995 author “Not an Easy Target: Paxton Quigley’s Self-Protection for Women“
- August 30, 2005 author “Stayin’ Alive: Armed and Female in an Unsafe World”
- September 15, 2010 author “Armed & Female: Taking Control“
- spokesperson for Smith & Wesson
- was Yoko Ono’s bodyguard
- has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio shows
- hosts a radio show called “Cannabis Healing With Paxton Quigley,”
She trained at
- Executive Security International
- Lethal Force Institute
- Gunsite Academy
