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Portrait of Abigail Adams
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A young Abigail Smith Adams
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A coin with Remember the Ladies
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President John Adams and Mrs. Abigail Adams
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The official portrait of Abigail Adams
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Topic(s):
First Ladies (U.S.) |
Quick Facts |
| Full Name |
Abigail Smith Adams |
| Born |
November 11, 1744 (Weymouth, Massachusetts) |
| Died |
October 28, 1818 (Quincy, Massachusetts) |
| Nationality |
American |
| First Lady Number |
2 |
| Dates on the White House |
March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801 |
| Occupation(s) |
farmer, wife, mother |
| Major Achievement(s) |
First Lady of the United States |
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Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams. He was the second president of the United States. They married in 1764. She supported him throughout his career. She shared her ideas and advice on how America should be governed. He called her his best advisor.
Abigail Adams was taught at home by her mother. She read widely from her father’s library. She was a great letter writer. Her letters contained historical information. They revealed her views and ideas. She was a spirited patriot.
John and Abigail Adams spent much of their married life apart. Abigail ran the farm. She taught her children. She managed the home. John Adams devoted himself to politics. In a famous letter to her husband, Abigail asked him to remember the ladies. She wanted the Declaration of Independence to give women equal rights to men.
Abigail Adams spoke out against slavery. She also wanted women to receive better education. She always wished that she could spell better!
Abigail Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams, was the sixth president. She died before he took office. She was the first woman in U.S. history to be wife of one president and mother to another.
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Resource information
Furbee, M. R. (1999). Women of the American Revolution. San Diego, Calif: Lucent Books.
Roberts, C. (2004). Founding mothers: The women who raised our nation. New York: William Morrow.
Schmittroth, L., Rosteck, M. K., & McConnell, S. A. (2000). American Revolution: Biographies. Detroit: UXL.
Education & Resources - National Women's History Museum. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/abigail-smith-adams/
Smith, B. H. (n.d.). Abigail Adams: Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Retrieved from http://bwht.org/abigail-adams/
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Citation information
APA Style: Abigail Adams. (2018, April). Retrieved from Facts4Me at http://www.facts4me.com
MLA Style: "Abigail Adams." Facts4Me. Apr. 2018. http://www.facts4me.com.
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