Abigail Adams was born on November 22, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and died on October 28, 1818 in Quincy, Massachusetts at the age of 73. Abigail Adams spent most of her life living in Massachusetts even though it did not become a state until February 6th, 1788. Adams’ family was primarily a political family all their life. Her Father was a liberal Congregationalist minister, and her Mother was a homemaker. Adams was very sick as a child and was not healthy enough for formal schooling, so her Mother taught her all the basic fundamentals for education. Adams had always valued education as being a top priority, reading Shakespeare for fun and learning a plethora of subjects more than required at that time.
Adams was a modern day feminist in her day in age. She was a strong believer for both genders to have the ability to learn the same level of education. Adams wrote in a letter that “Women should not submit to laws not made in their interest, nor should they be content with the simple role of being companions to their husbands. They should educate themselves and thus be recognized for their intellectual capabilities, so they could guide and influence the lives of their children and husbands”. She did not believe that women should just stay at home and have the job to cook and clean. Instead she believed that women could do anything that a man could do and that women are just as smart as men. Abigail Adams was the wife and confidante to John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother to John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. …show more content…
Abigail and John Adams were third cousins to each other, and knew each other since they were children. John was very surprised of how intelligent Abigail was about politics, because it was so unusual at that time for women to know anything about that subject. Together they had six children in the matter of 10 years. While John was away on business trips, Abigail tended the home and kept in touch with each other by writing numerous letters. One letter that is very popular that Abigail wrote to John was “Remember the Ladies”. She writes to her husband, advising him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the women of the nation when fighting for America’s independence from Great Britain. When John Adams became president, Abigail Adams because the first ever First Lady to inhabit the White House. Unlike the first president’s wife, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams was extremely politically involved, and opposers often referred to her as “Mrs. President”. While John Adams was away in another part of the world, he revealed international affairs to his wife, while she informed him of domestic policies. Abigail Adams was an enthusiast of the concept of mercantilism. Not many people know she was a bond trader, and often traded stocks. Abigail and John Adams interest in trading was a source of disagreement between the two. Abigail would often show John the statistics of the bond price, and how it would be a higher return on capital than land. This is a prime example of just how insightful she was. Abigail was very loyal to her husband, and the Boston Massacre
Adams was a modern day feminist in her day in age. She was a strong believer for both genders to have the ability to learn the same level of education. Adams wrote in a letter that “Women should not submit to laws not made in their interest, nor should they be content with the simple role of being companions to their husbands. They should educate themselves and thus be recognized for their intellectual capabilities, so they could guide and influence the lives of their children and husbands”. She did not believe that women should just stay at home and have the job to cook and clean. Instead she believed that women could do anything that a man could do and that women are just as smart as men. Abigail Adams was the wife and confidante to John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother to John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. …show more content…
Abigail and John Adams were third cousins to each other, and knew each other since they were children. John was very surprised of how intelligent Abigail was about politics, because it was so unusual at that time for women to know anything about that subject. Together they had six children in the matter of 10 years. While John was away on business trips, Abigail tended the home and kept in touch with each other by writing numerous letters. One letter that is very popular that Abigail wrote to John was “Remember the Ladies”. She writes to her husband, advising him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the women of the nation when fighting for America’s independence from Great Britain. When John Adams became president, Abigail Adams because the first ever First Lady to inhabit the White House. Unlike the first president’s wife, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams was extremely politically involved, and opposers often referred to her as “Mrs. President”. While John Adams was away in another part of the world, he revealed international affairs to his wife, while she informed him of domestic policies. Abigail Adams was an enthusiast of the concept of mercantilism. Not many people know she was a bond trader, and often traded stocks. Abigail and John Adams interest in trading was a source of disagreement between the two. Abigail would often show John the statistics of the bond price, and how it would be a higher return on capital than land. This is a prime example of just how insightful she was. Abigail was very loyal to her husband, and the Boston Massacre