Learn about Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, the formerly enslaved dressmaker who became a confidante to first lady Mary Todd Lincoln. In 1863 Keckley founded a relief association for newly freed Blacks and in 1868 published her autobiography, Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House,
To learn more, read Keckley's autobiography at the internet archive, The Elizabeth Keckley Reader, Volumes 1 & 2, two collections of essays and other published works about Keckley, check out the dresses she designed online, including the one for Mary Todd Lincoln that resides at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian, or watch her short biography on YouTube produced by the Smithsonian Channel. Keckley, played by Gloria Reuben, is also a featured character in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln.
More resources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/obituaries/elizabeth-keckly-overlooked.html
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