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Birth Date

ibadetemalsi — 2015-10-23 00:21:23 UTC

She was born November 11, 1744 Weymouth, Massachusetts.

Abigail Adams

2015-10-27 00:24:34 UTC

Mini Biography

Abigail Adams's Family

2015-10-28 00:11:03 UTC

Her husband was John Adams, the second president.Her son was John Quincy Adams, the sixth president in the United States.

Abigail Adams and John Adams had 6 children their names were Abigail, john Quincy, Susanna,Charles,Elizabeth and Thomas Boylston. The family Adams lived a tragedy when Susanna died at an early age.

The Family of Abigail Smith Adams

2015-10-28 02:38:46 UTC

Her great-grandfather, Thomas Smith, immigrated to Massachusetts from England. Her father was William Smith and her mother was Elizabeth Quincy. She had one brother and three sisters, Mary Smith Cranch (1741-1811), William Smith (1746-1787), Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody (1750-1815).

Education

2015-10-28 03:03:57 UTC

Abigail Adams was taught to read and write at home because school was more for the boys. She was given access to the extensive libraries of her family. She had special interest in philosophy, Shakespeare, the classics, ancient history, government and law. She was later known as an advocate of education in the public schools for girls.

Abigail's Woman's Rights Activism

2015-10-28 23:58:03 UTC

In march 1776, she fought for women's equality because women had no legal rights during that time.She wrote a letter to her husband to advocate for women's equality by passing new laws in Congress.

Death:

2015-10-29 00:22:34 UTC

Abigail Adam's deid in her home, Quincy, Massachusetts 1818, October 28 at the age of 73 years old.

Abigail Adams quotes

2015-10-30 00:29:50 UTC

“If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
― Abigail Adams, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams

Skills

2015-11-03 00:30:52 UTC

Abigail Adams as the first lady while her husband John Adams was in office, was very politically involved and interested. At the age of 15, Abigail was reunited with John Adams later on having 6 children together. Abigail who was very smart as she grew up reading and writing helped John Adams in his presidency.

Marriage

2015-11-03 16:35:23 UTC

Abigail Smith married John Adams October 25, 1764.