Abigail Adams: Women Of The American Revolution

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Women of the American Revolution

In the American Revolution, there have been many incredible women who have helped in the war. Out all those women, one stands out the most, Abigail Adams who is awarded the “Women of the Revolution” award. As a child, Abigail had no formal education, but she learned from reading books. In her adulthood, she was really into politics, which were partly influenced by religious beliefs. During her time of help, she fought for rights of women equality. She wanted women to be treated as other men and be able to do whatever men can do. Abigail also had fought for the end of slavery. She thought that slavery was a threat to the American democratic experiment. She argued, if colonists had any “passion for Liberty”,

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