John Adams was a leader of the American Revolution and served as the second U. The Massachusetts-born, Harvard-educated Adams began his career as a lawyer. Intelligent, patriotic, opinionated and blunt, Adams became a critic of Great As a political activist and state legislator, he spoke out against British efforts to tax the colonists, and pressured merchants to boycott British products.
He also Betty Ford was an American first lady and the wife of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States. Ford realized the power of her position as first lady early on, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after her husband took office. Kennedy, then a freshman U.
In , Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Catholic to be elected president of the United States. As first lady, Jackie Kennedy A devoted wife, Julia Grant often joined her husband at his military postings, including several trips to the As first lady, Pat Nixon encouraged Americans to donate their time and service to volunteerism, continued preservation efforts begun by Jackie Live TV.
This Day In History. History Vault. Recommended for you. Cambridge: Belknap Press, Roberts, Cokie. Weatherford, Doris. New York: Macmillan General Reference, How to Cite this page. Additional Resources. Adams, Charles Francis.
New York: Penguin Books, Two Volumes. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, Akers, Charles W. Gelles, Edith B. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, Nagel, Paul C. New letters of Abigail Adams, Stewart Mitchell. Adams did not, however, attend school, which was common for girls at the time.
Abigail Smith and John Adams were third cousins and had known each other since they were children. The two happened to meet at a social gathering in , where John saw the petite, shy year-old through different eyes and was immediately smitten.
Three years later, the couple married and soon welcomed their first child, a daughter named Abigail, in Their family continued to grow with the addition of John Quincy in , Susanna in , Charles in and Thomas Boylston in Sadly, Susanna died as a toddler and later the family suffered another tragedy when Abigail delivered a stillborn daughter in With a busy law practice, John spent a lot of time away from home.
This situation only worsened as he became an active member of the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War. Abigail was often left to carry much of the burden at home, raising their children and caring for the family farm.
The couple remained close through continuous and intimate correspondence with each other. It is believed that they exchanged more than 1, letters. As John was busy hammering out a new government, Abigail expressed concern about how women would be treated. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands.
Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If perticuliar care and attention is not paid to the Laidies we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation. Throughout her husband's career, Abigail served as his unofficial adviser.
Their letters show him seeking her counsel on many issues, including his presidential aspirations. After the revolution, Abigail joined her husband in France and later in England, where he served from to as the first American minister to the Court of St.
When her husband became vice president the next year, Abigail stayed with him in the capital for only part of the time, often returning to Massachusetts to look after their farm and to tend other business matters. While in the capital, in New York, she helped First Lady Martha Washington with entertaining dignitaries and other officials.
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