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.
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She created an independent business in the capital based on clients who were the wives of the government elite.
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Keckley had moved to Washington in 1860 after buying her freedom and that of her son in St.
She was best known as the personal modiste and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln, the First Lady.
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