What a Woman

Elizabeth Keckley was born a slave, freed after she purchased her own manumission, then became personal seamstress and confidante to Mary Todd Lincoln. This remarkable book tells the story of her indominatable spirit and grit, never accepting what the world would tell her she deserved. Despite her successes, she endured plenty of hardships, and somehow kept her head up and feet moving. This book was, of course, written over a century ago, yet the writing style was engaging and was able to overcome my short (device age) attention span. Could I have done what Elizabeth Keckley did, then, with her disadvantages? Nope, not even now, with my advantages. She was remarkable.