An awe-inspiring African American woman! A talented seamstress, born a slave, bought Freedom for herself and her son.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
This inspiring story about an unsung hero is beautifully illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon with mixed media including oil paint, paper, fabric, ribbon, embroidery, lace, and appliqu�.
Connie Morrison writes with straightforward honesty and clarity.
Though Lizzy first had to borrow money from her wealthy patrons to buy her freedom, once she was free, she was able to earn money of her own and pay them all back.
Jefferson Davis who also introduced Lizzy to Mary Todd Lincoln.
Among them was Mrs.
The beautiful gowns that Lizzy created were displayed in the tailor\'s window and soon attracted the attention of the wealthiest women in Virginia.
A new master, learning Lizzy could sew, sent her to work for a tailor, who paid the master, not Lizzy, for Lizzy\'s work.
As a teenager, Lizzy was sent to work as the only slave on a small plantation, where the work was endless, and the masters treated her with unspeakable cruelty.
Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley was born in 1818, enslaved to a Virginian plantation owner.
An awe-inspiring African American woman! A talented seamstress, born a slave, bought Freedom for herself and her son
