Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly : the remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave /

Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Keckly : the remarkable story of the friendship between a first lady and a former slave / Jennifer Fleischner.

A historical portrait set against the backdrop of the antebellum South and the Civil War explores the remarkable friendship between First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her dressmaker and confidante, Elizabeth Keckly, a former slave.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleischner, Jennifer.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Books, 2003.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Mary Todd, > 1818-1882.
Keckley, Elizabeth, > approximately 1818-1907.
African Americans.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
African American women > Biography.
Enslaved women > United States > Biography.
Female friendship > United States > History > 19th century.
Dressmakers > United States > Biography.
Women's friendships.
Friendships.
Homosociality.

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Call Number: E457.25.L55 F58 2003
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