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Essay / Abigail Adams - 2515
Abigail Adams was a woman of high character and a loving soul. She was selfless in her thinking and remarkable in the way she treated people. Her management skills were above average for a normal woman in the 1700s. She had many worldly interests that linked her to the political fashion of society. She was well cultured and was able to apply this to her role as a politician's wife with great assets towards society. She became the “buffer” to her husband’s angry nature and lack of diplomacy. She participated in many political activities. His independent thinking, character, loyalty, and hard work gave him the ability to succeed in society in the 17th century. Although Abigail Adams had no prior schooling, she was very cultured and had a lot of knowledge about the world around her. She used her knowledge to become a social activist and contributed to many important projects related to American freedoms. Abigail Adams was born on November 11, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, now “Watch House Hill.” His family emigrated from Dartmouth, England to the United States. William Smith, his father, was the first reverend of the Weymouth Congress Church for over forty years. Most of his family participated as church leaders. Abigail's mother, Elizabeth Quincy, influenced Abigail's personality due to the fact that her mother's father was a member of the colonial board of governors and a militia colonel (Bober, 36). Elizabeth's good upbringing played a major role in how she raised her own daughter. It was inevitable that Abigail would have been raised the same way. The prestige that surrounded Abigail as she grew up allowed her to imagine what was required for...... middle of paper ...... for her diplomatic missions in Europe leading to her presidency. Unfortunately, she was unable to see her son become president. She died six years before her inauguration. She died at her home in Quincy, Massachusetts, on October 28, 1818, of typhoid fever. She was 73 years old and celebrated her 74th birthday in November. She was the first of three people to be buried on the grounds of a house of faith located at the Washington National Cathedral (Noble, 225). She was considered a very independent woman, with a high character and very outgoing. She was very active in the liberation of black slaves and in the defense of women's rights. Although she was ill for most of her childhood, she educated herself by reading important books that would impact her ability to help her husband and son in politics, which would contribute to the states future -United..