Thursday, April 11, 2013

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was born in November 22, 1744 and died October 28, 1818. She was born in Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was the wife of John Adams, who was the second President of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams. She was the first Second Lady of the United States, and the second First Lady of the United States. Abigail is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses.

When John Adams met Abigail he was 27 and he was a lawyer. Abigail Adams is mostly known for her husband John Adams. When John Adams was working on the Declaration of Independence she was there to help him. She saw that women were nit treated as good as men and that women had less rights. She decided to increase women rights. She always helped her husband John.

She was the First Second Lady of the United States. She fought for women rights and was remember for writing many letters to her husband reminding him of the women rights, when John Adams was serving in the Continental Congress. Her letters were of intellectual knowledge of government and politics. In one of the letters she wrote to her husband, she wrote him to remember the ladies, to be more generous to them and have equality. Many of the times her husband took into consideration her letters. John and Abigail both didn't approved slavery, they thought is was evil.




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