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Abigail Adams (née Smith; November 22, [O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and the mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States.
Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams "Housewife" (called a "Goodwife" in New England) refers to the married women's economic and cultural roles. Under legal rules of "coverture," a wife had no separate legal identity; everything she did was under her authority of her husband. He controlled all the money, including any dowry or ...
The "Remember the Ladies" event will honor five Quincy women for their accomplishments in the fields of arts and ... "Abigail Adams' life and legacy is what Women's History Month is all about ...
The series chronicles the story of the Adams political family over a 150-year span, including John Adams (drafter and signer of the Declaration, accomplished diplomat, and the 2nd President of the U.S.), his wife Abigail Adams, his son John Quincy Adams (acclaimed Secretary of State, the 6th President, and prominent abolitionist Congressman), grandson Charles Francis Adams, Congressman and ...
Abigail Adams is perhaps most known for her now-famous words that America's founding fathers “remember the ladies" in matters of political and economic rights. She was an early advocate for ...
Louis Howard of DVD Talk gave John and Abigail Adams four out of five stars, writing that it is "[a]nother strong entry" of the American Experience program. Howard added that while the film is 120 minutes in length, shorter than most other films from the series, it "has the advantage of brisk storytelling, keeping the viewer's interest throughout."
Abigail Adams dubbed the catharsis an "expiation". [37] Here, in the heart of Federalist territory, Monroe gained the primary goal of his tour; in effect, permitting "the Federalists by solemn public demonstrations to reaffirm their loyalty to the government and their acceptance of Republican control". [34]
Pulling from new archival material, original research and interviews, the book — the first major biography of Baldwin in three decades — studies the cultural, artistic, political and erotic ...