Elizabeth Keckley
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (sometimes spelled Keckly; February 1818 – May 1907) was a former slave who became a successful seamstress, civil activist, and author in Washington, DC, United States.[1]
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| Born | February 1818 Dinwiddie County Court House, Dinwiddie, Virginia |
| Died | May 1907 (aged 89) Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | Seamstress & Author |
Elizabeth Keckley Media
Hugh Alfred Garland (1805–1854)
Statue of Elizabeth Keckley included in the Virginia Women's Monument
Dress of Mary Lincoln by Elizabeth Keckley, 1861
Mary Todd Lincoln, 1860–1865
Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House (1868)
A contraband camp, formerly used as a female seminary, circa 1863
Christening Dress designed by Elizabeth Keckley, worn by goddaughter Alberta Elizabeth Lewis-Savoy in 1866
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References
- ↑ "From Slavery to the White House: The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Keckly". WHHA (en-US). Retrieved 2021-05-05.