I found this to be an Interesting topic to choose, and enjoyed learning about these two people that made many changes in modern life. No, John Adams was no Thomas Edison and Abigail Adams was no Amelia Earnhart, however they did do many things, which kept me up late at night looking for some more information to feed my thirst for knowledge. Abigail “Smith” was born on November 11th, 1744, in Weymouth, MA. Her father was Reverend William Smith, and her mother was Elizabeth Quincy Smith. Abigail was the second of four other children. Growing up, many young girls were not allowed to be educated formally so she lacked education. However, growing up, she was encouraged to read avidly. When she was twenty years old, she was married to John Adams, who was thirty-one at the time, in 1764. She fought for women’s rights throughout her life, and had five children with John. As John became president in 1797, she became the first lad

“I began to think, that calm is not desirable in any situation in life…man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.”

“Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to ladies, we are determined to form a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.” Over the years, John and Abigail have said many important things which I believe not many people have heard, so I have selected a few of what I found to be very important and interesting words:

“If we do not lay ourselves out in the service of mankind, whom should we serve?”

On May 7th, 1776 Abigail wrote this in a letter to John:

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