Abigail Adams
What types of causes/issues did Abigail Adams address?
Abigail Adams was one of the most documented First Ladies in history. One of the primary reasons that she was the target of such documentation was that she was highly involved in her husband's role as president. In fact, she was commonly referred to as "Mrs. President" because John Adams would confide in her frequently to get her opinion on various issues he was dealing with. By contrast, Martha Washington, the first Lady, was not deeply engaged in the political process by any means. However, Abigail fought for women's rights and was strongly opposed to slavery, She believed that women should be allowed property rights and should have more opportunities in education and other fields. She believed that...
Abigail Adams Lynne Withey prefaces her biography of Abigail Adams by noting that the first Lady was "a tiny woman ... with ... A forceful personality that belied her size," (ix). Abigail Adams was, as Withey describes her, a "maddeningly contradictory" individual who defied conventional gender norms during her time, waged fierce rhetorical political battles against what she viewed to be British oppression of the colonies, and was unmistakably at the
Inner Truth and Outer Truth The forefathers of our country were not known for their emotional clarity. Neither were they known for expressing publicly their private sense of self. Those who became known at all were known for their hard work and dedication to the public causes meant to benefit the common good. We can perceive them only through our own eyes, much changed by the passage of time. It is not
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Mercy Otis Warren "wrestled valiantly throughout her life with the problem of finding time for writing and reflection," Kerber explains on page 256. Warren had four children and a "large, elegant household," and while recognizing that the claims on her time - verses her own desire to write - presented no simple answer for her. That said, Kerber claims that Warren took the issues of republican motherhood "more seriously"
(269) It would seem that the artists and the press of the era both recognized a hot commodity when they saw one, and in this pre-Internet/Cable/Hustler era, beautiful women portrayed in a lascivious fashion would naturally appeal to the prurient interests of the men of the day who might well have been personally fed up with the Victorian morals that controlled and dominated their lives otherwise. In this regard, Pyne
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