Cathay Williams
✓ Source-basedstableAmerican slave, chef, Buffalo soldier and Female wartime crossdresser
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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.
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Chefs
Type
Chef
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1844 to 1893 · aged 49
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12 languages
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