Adams, Abigail
(b. November 11, 1744; d. October 24, 1818) Wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams, noted for her correspondence.
Abigail Smith Adams is best known for...
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Letters and Speeches
Letter from Abigail Adams Regarding Price Gouging (1777)
Source: Adams, Charles Francis, ed. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution (1876)...
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Women on the Homefront
When the North and South mobilized for war in 1861, women on the homefront knew little of the four-year struggle that lay ahead. Imbued with a sense of patriotism, northern and ...
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Abigail Adams
Born November 22, 1744Weymouth, MassachusettsDied October 28, 1818Quincy, Massachusetts
Second First Lady of the United States, women's rights advocate
"I could not hav...
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Abigail Adams
Born November 11, 1744 (Weymouth, Massachusetts) Died October 28, 1818 (Quincy, Massachusetts)
Founding mother, letter writer, political adviser, wife and mother of U.S. presidents
Abiga...
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American First Lady Abigail Adams (1744-1818), an early proponent of humane treatment and equal education for women, is considered a remarkable woman for her times. Perhaps best known for her prolific...
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[The following essay discusses Abigail Adams and her husband, John Adams.]John Adams's travels extended from his journey in August 1774 to Philadelphia, where he spent much of the next two and a half ...
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Abigail Smith Adams is best known to the literary world for the letters she wrote during the half century crucial to U.S. nationhood. She is also historically important because she married John Adams ...
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During the American Revolution, most women stayed home and sewed flags and uniforms or made bandages. Some women went a step further and went to the front and spied and nursed the wounded. At that tim...
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Adams, Abigail
Abigail Adams
Adams, Abigail
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams
