Abigail Adams was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Her parents were William and Elizabeth Smith. During her childhood she lived in Boston. She was educated at home by her grandmother. She thought that girls should have a equal education as boys. Her grandmother thought that she had many strong opinions. Abigail was very skilled and hard working.
Abigail married the second President of the United States, John Adams on October 26, 1764. Abigail had three sons and two daughters. One of their sons was John Quincy Adams. He was a graduate from Harvard. He soon followed in his father's footsteps and became the sixth President of the United States.
Abigail was a great letter writter and many of her letters have been published. In one of the letters to John she reminded him to remember the women when working on the Declaration of Independence. She wrote "If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." Abigail Adams was a great part of American history.She was one of the first women to fight for women's voting right's.Abigail died on October 28,1818 before her 74th birthday. One hundred years after her death,women finally obtained the right to vote.
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Bibliography:
"Abigail Adams." Academic American. 1995 ed.
Garraty, John. The Story of America. Florida: Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1992.
