Abigail Adams has been celebrated in popular culture as a strong, brilliant woman who was an indispensable political adviser to her husband, John Adams, and a savvy steward of the family homestead.
The couple’s letters provide an extraordinary window on the revolt brewing 250 years ago. June 3, 2025 at 5:45 a.m. EDTToday at 5:45 a.m. EDT Warning: This graphic ...
John and Abigail Adams left a remarkable portrait of their lives together in their personal correspondence: both were prolific letter writers (although John conceded that Abigail was the more gifted), ...
Letter shares future first lady's views on U.S. politics, life abroad June 18, 2011— -- Abigail Adams wrote thousands of letters in her lifetime, but a newly discovered letter sheds light on the ...
Abigail Adams wrote to John Adams in Philadelphia as the Battle of Bunker Hill continued. June 17, 2025 Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable ...
Origins, definitions, and social circumstances -- The metropolitan sources of the Adamses' views of sensibility -- The meanings of sensibility -- The theory of gendered sensibility -- Social circles ...
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