Carry everything you need and more with the Williams tote from R.Riveter. This water-resistant canvas handbag features a base with protective metal feet, rolled handles, and a removable shoulder strap all made from high-quality leather. The multiple interior and exterior pockets keep all your essentials organized in style.

Each R.Riveter handbag takes a journey across the country before arriving at your doorstep. Components are crafted by independent military spouses in their homes around the nation and shipped to R.Riveter's FabShop to be assembled into a one-of-a-kind product.

The Williams Tote was inspired by Cathay Williams, who was born a slave in 1844 in Independence, Missouri. Cathay was "freed" by the Union Forces who then volun-told her she would work as a cook and laundress. Not wanting to be a burden on her family when the Civil War ended, Cathay posed as a man - William Cathay - to join the newly formed 38th Infantry Regiment known as the Buffalo Soldiers. It took years for her identity as a woman to be discovered. While the details of Cathay's death are unknown, we do know this - Cathay was a woman determined to course her own life, the first black woman to enlist and the only female Buffalo Soldier.