The History
Before America found its footing, Abigail Adams stood firm.
Born in 1744, Abigail (Smith) Adams defied the quiet expectations of colonial womanhood. She wasn’t just the wife of John Adams—she was his fiercest ally, a political thinker, and a revolutionary force with ink-stained fingers and fire in her words. As war stirred and the Boston Tea Party ignited protest, Abigail held the fort at their Braintree farm—raising children, tending the land, and writing letters that pulsed with insight, strategy, and grace.
Those letters, exchanged with John while he helped forge a nation, reveal her unyielding belief that liberty should not be reserved for men alone. With wit and daring, she wrote:
“All men would be tyrants if they could.”
Abigail’s defiance of coverture—the law that silenced women’s legal identity—made her an early voice for gender equality. She didn’t just want a place at the table; she demanded that women be remembered and represented. Through grace, intellect, and unapologetic courage, Abigail Adams embodied the kind of quiet rebellion that shaped a nation from behind the curtain.
Her legacy isn’t just ink on parchment—it’s a call to remember that the revolution never belonged to men alone.
-Noteworthy Quote(s)-
"“It's never too late to get back on your feet though we won't live forever make sure you accomplish what you were put here for”"
"“I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could… That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical in a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend.”"
