Elizabeth Keckley

Elizabeth Keckly was an African American dressmaker who, born in slavery, bought her own freedom, and became most famous for serving as the modiste for Mary Todd Lincoln and for writing a narrative about her life and time in the white house.

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1818-07-01 14:21:45

Birth

Elizabeth Keckley was Born

1868-11-27 03:44:15

Publishes Behind the Scene

In 1868 Elizabeth Keckly published her narrative entitled Behind the Scenes. The narrative was part memoir and part "tell-all".

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