
Elizabeth Keckley
The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast
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Missus Burle and Miss Lizzie
Lizzie was four years old when she got her first job as a servant. She lived with mister burle, the man who levet her to come live with aggie at the college. The other man felt like he couldn't go on financially and had to move away. They never saw him again. Lizzie dropped her mask and cried. You know what i mean by the mask? I mean, hit wasn't an actual mask, just the face, the face you have to wear to hide all the rage and humiliation.
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