Famous 2A Females

Famous 2A Females: Women Who Shaped the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Women have exercised and defended the right to keep and bear arms throughout American history, from the Underground Railroad and the Wild West to state legislatures, Olympic ranges and today’s training classrooms. Their stories show that armed self-defense is a matter of personal safety and independence that crosses every background, and many of them have changed how firearm laws are written and how new shooters are taught.

Minuteman University.com profiles 50 women below, arranged roughly by birth year: historical figures, lobbyists, scholars, competitors, instructors, attorneys, writers and grassroots organizers. Each profile includes a timeline of key dates and accomplishments.

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Harriet Tubman: Carried a revolver on her rescue missions and in 1863 guided the Combahee Ferry raid as an armed Union scout.
Annie Oakley: Star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show who is credited with teaching more than 15,000 women to shoot.
Marion P. Hammer: Created the NRA Eddie Eagle Program in 1988 and served as the NRA’s first female president from 1995 to 1998.
Joyce Lee Malcolm: Author of the 1994 book To Keep and Bear Arms: The Origins of an Anglo-American Right.
Suzanna Hupp: Lost both parents in the 1991 Luby’s shooting, then served in the Texas House from 1996 to 2007 and testified for concealed carry laws.
Kim Rhode: Six-time Olympic medalist and the only woman to win two Olympic gold medals in Double Trap.