Posted on February 23rd, 2010 in Empowerment, Encouragement, Enlightenment, Enrichment, Our Communities, Popular Culture
A slave named Molly Williams was the first known female firefighter in the United States. Little is known about her life, but female firefighters know her heroic story. Owned by a New York merchant named Benjamin Aymar, Williams became part of the Oceanus Engine Company firehouse in 1815 and would be known as Volunteer Number [...]
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