The past and future of the NRA rests on the shoulders of NRA Women. From Calamity Jane to today's Chicks With Triggers, firearms freedoms and women's safety go hand-in-hand. Your NRA celebrates that with a special-edition digital publication, “What NRA Does for Women,” celebrating the history and programs for (and by!) women of the NRA.
Ever since the NRA was created in 1871 by Union Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate to address Northern soldiers’ poor marksmanship skills demonstrated on the battlefield during the U.S. Civil War, women have always been a welcome and celebrated part of our history ... and we have proof. While it would still be nearly 50 years after the NRA came into existence before full women’s suffrage in the U.S. was realized, women were and remain essential in transforming the nation’s oldest civil rights organization into the world’s most respected and influential gun-rights group.
What NRA Does for Women was created by the women editors of NRA Media, including the editor-in-chief of NRA Family. We're proud to spotlight some of the major milestones and accomplishments of the pioneering women who forged the path for the modern woman gun owner, and who were integral in helping NRA programs earn their deserved reputation as the gold standard for firearm education and training.
A unique timeline walks you through the earliest days of NRA to the most recent contributions by the women who proudly call themselves NRA members. A sampling of women-specific “Armed Citizen” entries, a visit to the NRA Whittington Center’s Adventure Camps tailored to women, and suggestions for “Great Guns for Women” are just a few of the articles contained within What NRA Does for Women.
If you know a woman who is interested in learning to shoot, or who has concerns about her personal safety, share this book with her to give her the confidence to join today.
