Sheila Link

Sheila Jean Link (née King; July 25, 1923 – March 30, 2018) was an American sportswoman and firearm writer.

Biography Born on July 25, 1923, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Sheila was the daughter of Marian Hanlon and John McLeod King, an executive at the company that would become Aramco, and Marian, an executive assistant at McGraw-Hill. The family relocated to California during her early childhood, where Sheila developed a penchant for the outdoors, exploring local hills and learning to shoot with a BB gun and .22-caliber rifle. She authored two books: The Hardy Boys Handbook: Seven Stories of Survival (1980) and Women's Guide to Outdoor Sports (1984).

Sheila was the first woman elected to the Outdoor Writers Association of America and served as its president. Although an NRA life member from 1973, her views on the organization nuanced over time.