Abigail Adams
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Abigail Adams' efforts to further the rights of women were indicative of her courageous and strong spirit, but doomed to ultimate failure. The time period in which she lived was immersed in elitist male-supremacy. A fledgling country and government could not risk implementing such unpopular ideals as women's rights, as they would surely loose much of the support of the colonists. Despite the disappointment Abigail Adams encountered during her lifetime, her ideas would be recognized and implemented in future movements for women's rights.
Abigail Smith was born into a well-to-do family of merit at Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1744. A woman of her time was not granted a formal education. However, her thirst for knowledge led her to many books and other materials. This eagerness that Abigail displayed toward learning enticed a Harvard graduate by the name of John Adams.1 While Adams found himself away from Smith during their courtship, they corresponded through a total of sixteen letters. They were married on October twenty-fifth, 1764...