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Elizabeth Keckley (Lizzy. Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley or Keckly ) 
Elizabeth Keckley (Lizzy. Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley or Keckly )
DC, United States
Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907)was a successful seamstress, civil activist, and author in Washington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Keckley She was the dressmaker of Washington D.C., her dresses sophisticated and clean and designed to be of excellent fit, the desire of many. And to clients, she was often more than a dressmaker; she was a dear friend. Elizabeth Keckley was born enslaved in Vi
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In 1868, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hobbs Keckly (also spelled Keckley) published her memoir Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. This revealing narrative reflected on Elizabeth’s fascinating story, detailing her life experiences from slavery to her successful career as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker. At the time of its publication, the book was controversial. It soured her close relationship with Mrs. Lincoln and destroyed the reputation of both women. Although the American public was not prepared to read the story of a free Black woman assuming control of her own life narrative at the time of publication, her recollections have been used by many historians to reconstruct the Lincoln White House and better understand one of the nation’s most fascinating and misunderstood first ladies. Her story is integral to White House history and understanding the experiences of enslaved and free Black women. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/from-slave
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DC, United States
Elizabeth Keckley (1818-1907)was a successful seamstress, civil activist, and author in Washington, DC. She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Keckley She was the dressmaker of Washington D.C., her dresses sophisticated and clean and designed to be of excellent fit, the desire of many. And to clients, she was often more than a dressmaker; she was a dear friend. Elizabeth Keckley was born enslaved in Vi
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In 1868, Elizabeth (Lizzy) Hobbs Keckly (also spelled Keckley) published her memoir Behind the Scenes or Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House. This revealing narrative reflected on Elizabeth’s fascinating story, detailing her life experiences from slavery to her successful career as First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker. At the time of its publication, the book was controversial. It soured her close relationship with Mrs. Lincoln and destroyed the reputation of both women. Although the American public was not prepared to read the story of a free Black woman assuming control of her own life narrative at the time of publication, her recollections have been used by many historians to reconstruct the Lincoln White House and better understand one of the nation’s most fascinating and misunderstood first ladies. Her story is integral to White House history and understanding the experiences of enslaved and free Black women. https://www.whitehousehistory.org/from-slave
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◄ Jo Leath ⊙2
[P7.2022.20] 21/05/2022
A truth-teller is honoured most after many years have passed and the world is changed.
[P7.2022.20] 21/05/2022
A truth-teller is honoured most after many years have passed and the world is changed.