Abigail Adams was born on November 11, 1744 and died on October 28, 1818 a modeled an expanded role for women in public affairs during the formative days of the United States. Apart from being John Adams wife, she was famous for sending a letter to her husband demanding certain rights for women. Her genius letters provide information on everyday life and insight into the activities in the corridors of power during her time. Her letters show her to have been a woman of intelligence, resourceful, competent, self-sufficient, vivacious, and opinionate formidable force. But most important it’s commitment to rights for women and for African Americans. Even though the proposal was awesome they refuse to approve it. However I think that in American´s will remember her effort for a better more peaceful place to be.
She was among the most remarkable women of the revolutionary period. Her education, so far as books were concerned, was little. When she was young she frequently was ill and that’s why she was never sent to any school; but her loss in this respect was not so great as might appear; for, while the New England clergymen at that time were usually men of great learning, the education of their daughters seldom went further than writing or arithmetic, with now and then a smattering of what passed current as music. In the course of her long life she became extensively acquainted with the best English literature, and she wrote in a terse, vigorous, and often elegant style. That was also one of the factors that help her writing the letter she write for the revolution.
After losing his bid for reelection in 1800, John Adams retired to life on the farm. Abigail Adams continued to keep herself busy maintaining her home. John Adams injured his leg in an accident and was unable to walk for several weeks. As always, Abigail Adams cared for them all. In October of 1818, Abigail Adams suffered a stroke. She died quietly on October 28, 1818, surrounded by her family. John Adams lived several more years, passing away on July 4, 1826.
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