Abigail+Adams

=​Abigail Adams media type="custom" key="6324685"= Abigail Adams (Smith) was an important woman in history. She was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Back then girls did not get good education. Mostly, they learned how to read and do math. The main reason girls learned these subjects were so they could read the Bible and run the household when they are older. Abigail was a very sick girl and couldn't go to school. So she taught herself about many subjects. Her dad always let her read the books in his library in their house. Abigail grew up with two sisters named Mary and Elizabeth. (wikipedia.com) Her religion was of The First Parish Church. She had a simple childhood and became a wonderful adult.

Abigail Adams married John Adams and her life changed. He was a country lawyer at first. They knew each other since they were little children. Her mom did not approve of their marriage though. She thought Abigail could do better. When they got married, the two of them rode away from the ceremony on a white horse. (wikipedia.com) Their first house was in Braintreee, Massachusetts. Later, They moved to Boston when his practice grew. Eventually, they had two daughters named, Abigail and Susanna and three sons named, Charles, Thomas and John Quincy. They also had a daughter named Elizabeth who was Stillborn. They were very proud of their son, [|John Quincy Adams], when he became the sixth president of the United States. They were a very close family. She became the "First Lady" in 1785 when her husband became the second President of the United States. They were the first family to live in the White House in Washington D.C. (teahertubeM5) It wasn't quite finished, but she found a way to make it feel like home for her family. She was known to hang laundry in one of the rooms. Her main job was to entertain the guests at the White House. Her husband often asked her opinion in many matters of the Presidency. When he was away they wrote letters to one another. John was a member of the Federalist Party, which doesn't exist anymore. He wasn't re-elected in the next election. She really enjoyed being First Lady when John was President. (newworldencyclopedia.com)

Abigal Adams was a huge believer in wonmen's rights. She often spoke about how women shouldn't just be a wife to their husbands. Women should get an education and be an intellectulal part of the world. She thought women should show their children how to get good education and become great adults. During the Revolution, she wrote letters to John while he was serving in Congress that said, "Remember the Ladies" when making the nation's new laws. She wanted him to remember all the things she believed in about women's rights. There was a new state bill that said all citizens were equal but only white men had the rights of citizenship. This made her try harder. As you can se​e, she had strong opinions when it came to women's rights. (newworldencyclopedia.com)

Abigail Adams was a women who helped our country grow during the Revolutionary War. She was ill and died on October 28, 1818. You can find her grave in the United First Parish Church. In Washington D.C. there is a memorial of Abigail and her family. (wikipedia.com) Mrs. Abigail Adams was an amazing person and First Lady of the United States.

Her famous last words were,"Do not greive, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. And John it will not be long."

These are some things that Abigail was a part of in her life.
 * She was a leader of the Daughters of Liberty when they went on new adventures.
 * She was the second First Lady of the United States.
 * Her family was the first to live in the White House.
 * Her family was also the first family to have two people be a President of the United States.
 * Her letters are famous and can be read by the public.


 * 11/11/1744 || 10/25/1764 || 1797 || November,1800 || 10/28/1818 ||
 * Abigail Smith was born || Married John Adams || Became First Lady || Moved into the [|White House] || Abigail Adams died ||

This is one of Abigail's letters to John Adams. (found on Familytales.org)

"MY FRIEND, I thinK I write to you every day. Shall not I make my letters very cheap? Don't you light your pipe with them? I care not if you do. T'is a pleasure to me to write. Yet I wonder I write to you with so little restraint, for as a critic I fear you more than any other person on earth, and t'is the only character in which I ever did or ever will fear you. What say you? Do you approve of that speech? Don't you think me a courageous being? Courage is a laudable, a glorious virtue in your sex, why not in mine? For my part, I think you ought to applaud me for mine." "Exit Rattle." "Solus your Diana." "And now, pray tell me, how you do? Do you feel any venom working in your veins? Did you ever before experience such a feeling? (This letter will be made up with questions, I fancy, not set in order before you, neither.) How do you employ yourself? Do you go abroad yet? Is it not cruel to bestow those favors upon others, which I should rejoice to receive, yet must be deprived of? I have lately been thinking whether my mamma when I write again I will tell you something. Did not you receive a letter to-day by Hannes?" "This is a right girl's letter, but I will turn to the other side and be sober, if I can." "But what is bred in the bone will never be out of the flesh, (as Lord M. would have said.) As I have a good opportunity to send some milk, I have not waited for your orders, lest, if I should miss this, I should not catch such another. If you want more balm, I can supply you." "Adieu; evermore remember me with the tenderest affection, which is also borne unto you by your" [|A. SMITH].

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