Abigail Adams: A Strong Advocate For Women's Rights

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I would like to choose Abigail Adams for the research paper because she is a very important part of history. She was a strong advocate for women’s rights. She suggested that women be granted liberty and be able to own property. Back then women were treated unequal and even now women in some cases don’t have equal rights ,but Abigail spoke up to her husband John Adams who was our 2nd president about women’s rights. When they were creating the new american government reminded John about how it should be about the women too. I believe she is not on the list but she is the perfect example of a woman who made a change in history that still impacts our daily life today

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