Abigail Adams
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence -Abigail Adams. Every thing that this amazing woman accomplished, she fought for with ardor and diligence. In the legacy unit we were encouraged to find and write about movements and people that inspired us, as these things go Abigail Adams is an amazing example, a strong woman amazing leader and outspoken advocate hard to get much better than that. Abigail Adams a name that will live in infamy for the amazing things that she accomplished and a legacy that spans generations.
Abigail Adams was born Abigail Smith, a young woman who lived during a time when the United States was not yet a country, but was still the colonies of Great Britain (Glass 6). Though she loved learning Abigail was unable to attend school as at the time young girls were expected to stay home and learn the domestic arts (Glass 11). Since she was unable to attend school Abigail found other ways to educate herself, by reading all the books and newspapers she could get her hands on (Glass 10). As a young woman, Abigail met John Adams a fellow lover of learning they struck up a correspondence and soon fell in love (Glass 10). …show more content…
While John was president Abigail was very active in both the political and social arenas, she balanced out the great politician but rather antisocial man that was her husband. Abigail unlike many women of the time spoke out against what she thought was wrong and stood up for what she thought was right (Glass 8). During the war Abigail did not run and hide she brought it to her front door by turning her home into a makeshift hospital for soldiers (Glass
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence -Abigail Adams. Every thing that this amazing woman accomplished, she fought for with ardor and diligence. In the legacy unit we were encouraged to find and write about movements and people that inspired us, as these things go Abigail Adams is an amazing example, a strong woman amazing leader and outspoken advocate hard to get much better than that. Abigail Adams a name that will live in infamy for the amazing things that she accomplished and a legacy that spans generations.
Abigail Adams was born Abigail Smith, a young woman who lived during a time when the United States was not yet a country, but was still the colonies of Great Britain (Glass 6). Though she loved learning Abigail was unable to attend school as at the time young girls were expected to stay home and learn the domestic arts (Glass 11). Since she was unable to attend school Abigail found other ways to educate herself, by reading all the books and newspapers she could get her hands on (Glass 10). As a young woman, Abigail met John Adams a fellow lover of learning they struck up a correspondence and soon fell in love (Glass 10). …show more content…
While John was president Abigail was very active in both the political and social arenas, she balanced out the great politician but rather antisocial man that was her husband. Abigail unlike many women of the time spoke out against what she thought was wrong and stood up for what she thought was right (Glass 8). During the war Abigail did not run and hide she brought it to her front door by turning her home into a makeshift hospital for soldiers (Glass