Elizabeth Keckley was an incredible businesswoman and was also known for her beauty. ... and Keckley’s dresses were known to be very expensive, the envy of women in Washington.

The new movie 'Lincoln' explores the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life and sheds light on prominent figures of the time. One lesser-known person is former slave Elizabeth Keckley. She became a ...

For top fashion designers, creating for the First Lady is a rare badge of honor. In 2016, Stefano Gabbana — co-founder of the powerhouse luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana — desig… ...

Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln's dressmaker, was a freed slave who lived part of her life in St. Louis. Photo courtesy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries ...

Today's post profiles Elizabeth Keckley, a remarkable 19th century African American businesswoman. Although dressmaker Elizabeth Keckley is usually remembered for her close relationship with First ...

One of the events is called “Pins and Needles - Elizabeth Keckley." ... And you know, she was very good she made her wedding dress and all of the dresses she wore at the White House," Griffin said.

When a former slave turned professional dressmaker and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln published her memoir, Behind the Scenes, in 1868, she received a vitriolic response. One reviewer in ...

Born into slavery in 1818, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley lived as a history-making dressmaker, author and civil activist before she passed away in 1907. toggle menu YoungMadame ...