Cathy Williams–Buffalo Girl, Allyson Allen

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Allyson Allen, artist
Cathy Williams–Buffalo Girl, 2012
Where object was made: Sun City, California, United States
Material/technique: cotton fabric; velvet; satin; African prints; ethnic prints; glass beads; fabric yo-yos; buttons; metal chain; leather; jewelry findings; silver rayon thread; gold cording; insetting; thread drawing; hand appliqué; machine appliqué; hand quilting; machine quilting
Accession number: EL2017.050
Not on display
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And Still We Rise

1866: Freed slave Cathay (sometimes spelled Cathy) Williams enlists in the United States Army disguised as a man— Private William Cathay. She is assigned to the 38th Infantry, a unit of Buffalo Soldiers, serving first at Fort Cummings and then at Fort Bayard. She will be the only documented woman to have served in the United States Army posing as a man during the 19th century.

Exhibitions

And Still We Rise
2017