[5] She was billed as "the champion California huntress,"[6] and was a direct rival to Annie Oakley in the show.

[6] In 1886, at the age of 15, she joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, where she met her rival, Annie Oakley.

"[6] Moreover, in contrast to Oakley, who was an extremely conservative dresser, Smith enjoyed flashy clothing and had a reputation as a "shameless flirt."

Both Smith and Oakley traveled to Great Britain with the Wild West show and met Queen Victoria in 1887.

After another 13 years as a record-setting sharpshooter and performer, Smith retired around 1920 and died in 1930 in Ponca City, Oklahoma, the home town of the 101 Ranch.