# Cathay Williams

> Cathay Williams was an American soldier. An African-American woman, she enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay. Williams became the first female to enlist and the only documented woman to serve in the U.S. Army while posing as a man during the Indian Wars.

*American slave, chef, Buffalo soldier and Female wartime crossdresser*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cathay-williams

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Chef
- **Category:** Chefs
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1844
- **Died:** 1893
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 10.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #123

## Sources
- [Уильямс, Катай](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC%D1%81%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9)
- [Cathay Williams](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [Cathay Williams](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [Cathay Williams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [Cathay Williams](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [Cathay Williams](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [کاتای ویلیامز](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B2)
- [Cathay Williams](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [קתאי ויליאמס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%AA%D7%90%D7%99_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9E%D7%A1)
- [キャセイ・ウィリアムス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B9)
- [ქათაი უილიამსი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A5%E1%83%90%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%98_%E1%83%A3%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98)
- [Cathay Williams](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Williams)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5052154)

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