1. first ladies
After her marriage, her role as a wife and a woman entailed greater responsibilities, hard work, a family of boys and diminished conditions, all which was new when compared to her previously comfortable life. ... (Akers 9) This is significant of the post Enlightenment years and of Puritan values but it also stands in sharp contrast to Mary Lincoln's later engagement and attraction to spiritualism. ... In contrast to Abigail, Mary struggled with passive acceptance of fate and she instead battled destiny. ...
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