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Today, Democrats and Republicans can’t even sit at the same Thanksgiving table.
In 1861, one Black woman dressed both of their First Ladies.
Same hands.
Same needle.
Same thread.
She made gowns for Varina Davis — wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy.
She made gowns for Mary Todd Lincoln — wife of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States.
Their husbands were at war.
Their sons were dying on opposite sides of the battlefield.
And they both wanted Elizabeth Keckley.
Let that sink in.
Elizabeth was born enslaved.
She couldn’t legally keep a single dollar she earned.
She spent years generating income for people who owned her — sewing dresses for their friends, building a reputation she couldn’t cash in on.
When she asked to buy her freedom, they said $1,200.
That’s $45,000 today.
She didn’t have it.
But her clients did.
She had become so essential that the women she served pooled their money and handed it to her.
Her skill created income for others.
Her relationships created freedom for herself.
Once free, she moved to Washington, D.C., opened her own shop, hired 20 seamstresses, and became the most sought-after dressmaker in the capital.
She didn’t just serve powerful women.
She became powerful.
Here’s what I want you to steal from Elizabeth:
Be so valuable that ideology becomes irrelevant to you moving your business forward.
Then invest in justice for what you believe.
Varina Davis didn’t care that Elizabeth was Black.
Mary Todd Lincoln didn’t care that Elizabeth once served the Confederacy.
They cared that nobody could make them look and feel the way Elizabeth could.
Your excellence is your access.
Elizabeth couldn’t post this on LinkedIn.
She couldn’t share what she learned.
She couldn’t teach other Black women how to turn relationships into freedom.
When she died in 1907, we missed out on decades of stories and wisdom - thank God she was at least able to write a book!
But I’m not letting that happen again.
That’s why I’m teaching sales secrets from Black women who built empires under impossible circumstances at Black Women Sell Live 2026.
If you’re a Black woman expert, this is your room.
Get on the waitlist now: https://lnkd.in/gNc6R-Pg
You coming? And tell me, did you know her story!?
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Today, Democrats and Republicans can’t even sit at the same Thanksgiving table.
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