Abigail Adams - HISTORY

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She was also famous for her early advocacy of several divisive causes, including women’s rights, female education and the abolition of slavery. Abigail Adams: Early Life Born in 1744, Abigail...

Abigail Adams | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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In 1784 Abigail joined her husband in Europe, when he began serving as American minister to Britain. Her letters from Paris and …

Abigail Smith Adams | National Women's History Museum

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Like other women, Abigail had no formal education, but she availed herself of the family’s library to master subjects most women never considered. She also joined her mother in tending to the poor and sick. In 1764, Abigail …

Abigail Adams - Wikipedia

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Abigail Adams - Quotes, Children & Letters - Biography

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Best Known For: Abigail Adams was the wife of President John Adams and the mother of John Quincy Adams, who became the sixth president of the United States. …

Abigail Adams (1744 - 1818) - Adams National Historical …

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Abigail Adams struggled her whole life with the limitations that society placed upon her dreams. Despite these hardships, she found a way to use her talents to serve her nation by assisting and advising her husband, …

Abigail Smith Adams | The White House

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As wife of the first Vice President, Abigail became a good friend to Mrs. Washington and a valued help in official entertaining, drawing on her experience of courts and society …

Abigail Adams Biography :: National First Ladies' Library

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Abigail Adams made no attempt to hide her contempt for the Anti-Federalists loyal to Jefferson who looked for any chance to publicly attack the Federalist followers of Adams. Almost immediately, the President’s …

Biography: Abigail Adams for Kids - Ducksters

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In one of her letters Abigail asked John to "Remember the ladies". This became a famous quote used by women's rights leaders for years to come. Abigail paved the way for First Ladies in the future to speak their minds …

Abigail Adams Got It Right: Remember The Ladies

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“Remember the ladies,” Abigail Adams told her husband, John Adams, in a letter that became famous largely because he did the opposite. In fact, Adams laughed off his wife’s request for equal ...