The practice of shooting appeared in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the 19th century with german immigrants. In 1860 was founded the first shooting association in the state by the initiative of a group of men. The main question of this cultural-historical research is how succeeded the emergency, the ascension and the conformations of the ladies society of shooters in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul in the first half of the twentieth century. Historical sources reveal that women started to practice shooting in own associations called "ladies' association," from 1900 in Santa Cruz do Sul, when they founded the pioneering association in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Shooting; History of sport; Women