Molly Williams Was A New York Firefighter Before There Was a New York Fire Department

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

For International Firefighters Day, it's the story of Molly Williams, an enslaved Black woman who became the first known woman firefighter, and the first Black firefighter, in the United States. Plus: on the anniversary of Rhode Island declaring independence, a visit to one of the state's most unusual attractions.

Molly Williams, a black woman and a slave, fought fires years before the FDNY was formed was a pioneer for fellow female smoke-eaters (New York Daily News)

Little Known Black History Fact: Molly Williams (Black America Web)

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