⚖️ #ThrowbackThursday ⚖️ Posted on February 7, 2019 by Chelsea Williams Cathay Williams (1842-c.1893) Cathay Williams was the first African-American woman to enlist in the United States Army. Williams was born into slavery and was an army cook before enlisting in 1866. Williams was sworn in under the pseudonym “William Cathay” making her the only documented U.S. soldier to serve while posing as a man. Learn more about Cathay Williams >>
