This story is based on the real life of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom and became a dressmaker in Washington DC during the Lincoln presidency. Her diaries provided the basis for her experience as Mary Todd Lincoln's "modiste", someone who not only constructed her garments but dressed and fitted her for events.
The well known temperamental Mary is illuminated through her interactions with Lizzie. They remain together until shortly after Lincoln's assassination. A great history lesson and a look at the lives of women during the 1860's.
Published: 2013 Read: April 2019 Genre: Fiction
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