Elizabeth Keckly was part of the group to help found the National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children. Keckly was the personal dressmaker and confidante of Mary Todd Lincoln. Other clients of hers were the wives of elite politicians, including Varina Davis, the wife of Jefferson Davis, and Mary Anna Custis Lee, the wife of Robert E. Lee.
Someone needs to figure out Elizabeth Keckley (on top of the National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children and all its trustees listed in the last thread >>21369383). This is unbelievable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Keckley