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Signatura. Abigail Adams ( Weymouth, 22 de novembre del 1744 - Quincy, 28 d'octubre del 1818 ), de soltera Abigail Smith i també coneguda com a Abigail Smith Adams, fou la primera segona dama (esposa del vicepresident) i la segona primera dama dels Estats Units. [1] [2] [3]
Unlike Martha Washington, Abigail Adams opposed slavery and had favored its abolition in the early 1770s. While sympathetic to the slaves and the hardships they endured, "Lady Adams" was less compassionate toward the young nation's immigrant population. She feared the effects of a pervasive French influence on fashion as well as on politics.
Abigail Adams. ABIGAIL SMITH ADAMS was born 11 November 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the Reverend William and Elizabeth (Quincy) Smith. She had no formal schooling, but her education included reading works by Shakespeare, Milton, and Pope. On 25 October 1764, she married John Adams. John Adams’ protracted absences from home (first ...
Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818), First Lady to the second President of the United States and mother of the sixth, was one of the most respected and influential women of her time. As the closest adviser to her husband, John (1735-1826), and a strong influence on her son, John Quincy (1767-1848), Abigail’s impact at the center of American political power spans more than half a century.
Entre 1784 y 1788, Abigail acompañó a John en sus misiones diplomáticas en París y Londres. El 4 de marzo de 1797, John se convirtió en el Segundo Presidente de los Estados Unidos, y ella fue la Primera Dama. Vivieron en la Mansión Presidencial de Filadelfia y más tarde en la Casa Blanca de Washington, DC. Fue una primera dama ...
Biography: Abigail Adams. Abigail Smith was born on November 22, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Her father was a Congregationalist minister, her mother a member of the notable Quincy family. Like young girls of her time, Abigail lacked a formal education, but from youth she was intelligent, well read, and outspoken. On October 25, 1764 ...
Battle of Grape Island (May 21, 1775): Abigail, staying at her parents’ house in Weymouth, travels the mile to the waterfront to view the battle. Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1776): Abigail and John Quincy climb to the top of Penn’s Hill in Braintree to watch the Battle of Bunker Hill. Death of Abigail’s mother from dysentery.
