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    UnavailableElizabeth Keckly: “Thirty Years a Slave” to White House Dressmaker
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    FromDressed: The History of Fashion

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    Elizabeth Keckly: “Thirty Years a Slave” to White House Dressmaker

    FromDressed: The History of Fashion

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    Length:
    42 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 10, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    This week we explore the incredible story of Elizabeth Keckly, an enslaved woman who bought her freedom and went on to become the premiere dressmaker in Washington D.C. during the Civil War era. Her best friend and client? Mary Todd Lincoln.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
    Released:
    Apr 10, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    With over 7 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day we all get dressed. Join Dressed as we explore the social and cultural histories behind the who, what, when of why we wear.