Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House: Memoirs of an African-American Seamstress by Elizabeth Keckley

Behind the Scenes in the Lincoln White House: Memoirs of an African-American Seamstress

Elizabeth Keckley

160 pages • first pub 1868 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir race informative reflective fast-paced
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Born a slave in Virginia, Elizabeth Keckley (c. 1824–1907) went on to become a talented dressmaker and designer, with some twenty employees of her own. Catering to the wives, daughters, and sisters of Washington's political elite, she included amo...

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