“My Needle Became My Salvation”
By Melissa A. Winn Elizabeth Hobbs Keckly’s journey from slavery to prominence as Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker is one of extraordinary resilience, skill, and determination. Ironically, when she published her
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Introducing a New Column and a Traveling Exhibit
I am delighted to announce the debut of a new column: Women of War. It will explore the life and service of women who served on the battlefield and homefront
Early Photo Sleuths In the Dead Letter Office
By Kurt Luther Not long ago, I received a gift of a carte de visite of an unidentified Civil War soldier, probably a Union private, wearing a short jacket and