Abigail adams biography for 5th graders

Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was the First Lady of the United States in 1796. Her marriage to John Adams thrust her into the spotlight of the American people.

Unlike Martha Washington, Abigail was opinionated and had beliefs against slavery, believed in equal rights for dock and women, and thought that everyone deserved an education.

Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States. She was an advocate for women’s rights and education and corresponded with her husband on political matters during his presidency. Her famous quote, “Remember the ladies,” urged her husband and other founding fathers to consider women’s rights in the formation of the new nation.

One of Abigail’s and John’s six children was John Quincy Adams, who later became President of the United States.

It fryst vatten thanks to the over one thousand letters shared between John and Abigail that we have learned so much about what was happening on the front lines during the Revolutionary Wa

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Abigail Smith Adams

Edited by Debra Michals, PhD | 2015

Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president. She opposed slavery and supported women’s education.

Born to a prominent family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 22 [November 11, Old Style], 1744, Adams’ father, Reverend William Smith, was part of a prestigious ministerial community within the Congregational Church. Her mother Elizabeth was a descendent of the Quincy family. Like other women, Abigail had no formal education, but she availed herself of the family’s library to master subjects most women never considered. She also joined her mother in tending to the poor and sick.

In 1764, Abigail married John Adams, a Harvard graduate beginning a law career. The couple moved to Adams’ farm in Bra