Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was a woman of high character and a loving soul. She was selfless in her thinking and remarkable in the way she handled people. Her management skills were above average for the normal female in the 1700s. She held many worldly interests that tied her to the political fashion of society. She was well cultured and was able to apply this to her role of a politician’s wife with great attributes towards society. She became the “buffer” with regard to her husband's temper and lack of diplomacy. She participated in many political activities. Her independent thinking, character, faithfulness, and hard work gave her the ability to succeed in society in the 17th century. Even though Abigail Adams was not formerly educated in a school she was very well cultured and contained much knowledge about the world around her. She implemented her knowledge to being a social activist and assisted with many important objects relating to Americans freedoms.

Abigail Adams was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts--present-day, “Watch House Hill”. Her family migrated to the United States from Dartmouth, England. William Smith, her father, was the first reverend of the Congressional Church at Weymouth for more than forty years. Most of her family participated as leaders of the church. Abigail’s mother, Elizabeth Quincy, influenced Abigail’s personality due to her mother’s father being a member of the colonial Governors council and a colonel in the militia (Bober, 36). Elizabeth’s proper upbringing played a major role in how she raised her own daughter. It was inevitable that Abigail was raised similarly. The prestige that surrounded Abigail as she grew up allowed her to envision what was required t...

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...ted him with his diplomatic missions in Europe leading up to his presidency.

Unfortunately, she was unable to see her son become president. She died six years before his inauguration. She died at her home in Quincy, Massachusetts on October 28, 1818 of typhoid fever. She was 73 years old going on her 74th birthday which was in November. She was the first of three to be buried on the grounds of a house of faith which is at the National Cathedral in Washington (Noble, 225). She was thought of as very independent women with high character who was very outgoing. She was very active in freeing black slaves and assisting with women’s rights. Even though she was sick most of her childhood she educated herself by reading important books that would impact her ability to help her husband and her son in politics which would help the future of the United States.