“I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic” - Abigail Adams. Sadly, in today’s world there are not many people that can reflect on more than one opinion at a time. Today all we hear when we turn on the television is one political party arguing with the other. They are all talking about promises they make, but rarely follow through with. Luckily in the 17th century, Abigail Adams was a very influential lady in the revolution. Abigail said her words and followed through with her actions. She was a behind the scenes founding father; or should I say founding mother. While her husband, John Adams was away helping the patriots on their hard, she offered advice that changed the outcome of the revolution (. Abigail had many different points of view on political and nonpolitical parts of the revolution ( “Biography”). The main reason I decided to pick Abigail Adams to reasearch was because she is a very opinionated woman who knew how to let her voice be heard, and let it be used to better the world.
Even though Abigail wrote very often to her husband, she was not formally educated. Over a period of 40 years; Abigail and John wrote each other over a …show more content…
Imagine being sick; continuously, and not being able to see your friends, or have any education, and this was over a span of 11 years! Only at the age of 11 Abigail was well enough to go to school, this was where Abigail learned how to write and read. Abigail’s father was a reverend at a christian church, he also liked to encourage Abigail to read and write and excel in school. Abigail’s mother was from a highly praised political family. Abigail was not raised in a very big family, she had a total of 3 other siblings, this meant that her family spent a lot of time together and she was very close with her parents. Abigail was a very good student, this was because of all her thoughts and
Even though Abigail wrote very often to her husband, she was not formally educated. Over a period of 40 years; Abigail and John wrote each other over a …show more content…
Imagine being sick; continuously, and not being able to see your friends, or have any education, and this was over a span of 11 years! Only at the age of 11 Abigail was well enough to go to school, this was where Abigail learned how to write and read. Abigail’s father was a reverend at a christian church, he also liked to encourage Abigail to read and write and excel in school. Abigail’s mother was from a highly praised political family. Abigail was not raised in a very big family, she had a total of 3 other siblings, this meant that her family spent a lot of time together and she was very close with her parents. Abigail was a very good student, this was because of all her thoughts and