Many people are not aware of the impact that Abigail Adams had on breaking gender roles. Abigail Adams was married to John Adams the second president of the United States. John Adams was involved in Congress, and traveled a lot to support his family. While he was away, she was home supplying John with a numerous amount of strategies. During the Revolutionary Era most women stayed home up and cared for the children, while the men were fighting. However, Mrs. Adams stepped up to run the farm, trade livestock, and monitored all the planting and harvesting. In 1775, Abigail Adams was hired by the Massachusetts Colony General Court to interrogate women who stayed loyal to Great Britain. This was not typical of women to be involved in political
