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{{cquote|"I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, 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. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation."}} | {{cquote|"I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, 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. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation."}} | ||
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Abigail Adams was the second First Lady of the United States of America. She was married in 1764 to John Adams, the second President of the United States of America.
The Adamses had five children: Abigail, John Quincy, Susanna Boylston, Charles and Thomas Boylston. A sixth child, Elizabeth, was stillborn.
She is noted for her letters to her husband, writing in one on March 31, 1776:
| “ | "I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, 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. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation." | ” |
A few books have been written about Abigail Adams since her death in 1818 (during the Monroe presidency). She has been portrayed in other media as well, including Laura Linney playing her in the 2008 HBO special.