Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, was a woman of prodigious intellect and pronounced moral views. As a girl, she read voraciously, everything from Shakespeare to Locke, and was encouraged by her father to do so in an age when women were taught that sewing and decorum were sufficient. It was well that John Adams married her, as she became his most trusted advisor and confidante. Abigail held advanced views, such as the necessity of separation from England, emancipation of the slaves, and the need for a strong ...
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Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, was a woman of prodigious intellect and pronounced moral views. As a girl, she read voraciously, everything from Shakespeare to Locke, and was encouraged by her father to do so in an age when women were taught that sewing and decorum were sufficient. It was well that John Adams married her, as she became his most trusted advisor and confidante. Abigail held advanced views, such as the necessity of separation from England, emancipation of the slaves, and the need for a strong federal government. Yet she was also subject to her emotions, keenly feeling John's absence as he went about his commissions in Europe even while she sagely managed his domestic affairs. Abigail Adams was a remarkable woman, for her or any time.
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