![]() With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Behind the Scenes is both modern and readable. It's an inspiring tale that provides a personal account of one of the most volatile times in American history. Despite her limiting circumstances, Elizabeth Keckley earned her freedom and became a successful entrepreneur. One of her most notable clients was Mary Todd Lincoln, with whom she developed a close friendship.īehind the Scenes is a harrowing story of one woman's unshakable drive. ![]() ![]() She ventured North and started a career as a dressmaker to influential women in political circles. Elizabeth was a gifted seamstress who used her skills to save money to buy her and her son's freedom. One attack resulted in the birth of her son, whom she named George. Keckley had unprecedented access, giving insight into their state during and after the Civil War.Įlizabeth Keckley was born into slavery and experienced a traumatic upbringing riddled with physical and sexual violence. By the time of publication, Keckley had become a well-known clothier, training other Black women as seamstresses and even serving, as the book’s title alludes, as Mary Todd Lincoln’s personal stylist for four years. ![]() Elizabeth Keckley reveals the hardships of slavery and the changing political climate in Washington amongst the country's most powerful couple, Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Behind the Scenes was published in 1868, and presents a unique view into a Black woman’s independence and self-assertion. ![]()
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