Annie Oakley's Spanish-American War

Taken from Wikipedia.

Oakley promoted the service of women in combat operations for the United States armed forces. She wrote a letter to President William McKinley on April 5, 1898, "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharpshooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should the U.S. go to war with Spain."

Obviously McKinley turned her down but what if he didn't? Suppose Annie Oakley's offer was taken up for some reason, say McKinley was drunk or an albatross dropped on his head, and she and her fifty lady sharpshooters go to Cuba and charge up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt, how would it go and what would it lead too? A battalion of Dough Girls fighting on the Western Front in 1917? The 82nd All American Girl Airborne Division dropping on Arnhem?

Maybe this would be better in ASB's but have a bit fun with it.
 
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