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    Abigail Adams once wrote to her husband saying, “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and we will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”. Abigail Adams, the husband of John Adams, was an American leader who fought for women’s rights. Abigail was very interested in political issues, and often advised her husband. When writing to John, she expressed her affection, her support, and her ideas

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    Abigail Adams, in her letter, introduces advice and caution to her son, John Quincy Adams while he is on a trip to France with his father. Adams purpose is to allow her son to know what she expects of him on his trip in France. She adopts an authoritative tone in order to show her son that she knows what’s best for him, and to make sure he experiences some feelings of fear, so he will obey her wishes. In her letter, Abigail Adams uses different types of rhetorical strategies to help get her thoughts

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    Letter to John Adams from Abigail Adams and Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams 1. Abigail Adams establishes ethos in the opening paragraph by asking questions about the issue at hand. By mentioning the Defense Virginia she shows that she is knowledgeable about the issue at hand, even though she does not yet have a definite stance on it. The questions show her urgent tone and care for her husband. The questions show that she is concerned about him and his well being. 2. Abigail tries to convey

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    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

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    shot back, dubbing her “Mrs.President, not of the United States but a faction.””Wrote National First Ladies’ Library in Abigail Adams biography. Abigail had heard a rumor about her friend from Albert Gallatin, so she had defended her in the public sarcastically. Although Abigail did not see his remark as something bad or as hurtful she was later called “Mrs.president.” or “Lady Adams.” from this occurance (National First Ladies’ Library). She didn’t mind being only a leader of a small rebellious group

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    Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John Adams called Remember the Ladies. Abigail is writing this letter during the Revolutionary War. The timing of the letter is significant because the country is at war for freedom and equality. In her letter Abigail pleas with her husband for women’s equality. Abigail’s purpose for writing to John regarding women’s equality is so that he will think of women as they adopt new laws. Throughout the letter Abigail uses different points of view, word choice

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    The Letters of John and Abigail Adams provides an insightful record of American life before, during, and after the Revolution. The letters also reveal the intellectually and emotionally fulfilling relationship between John and Abigail that lasted fifty-four years and withstood historical upheavals, long periods apart, and personal tragedies. Covering key moments in American history - the Continental Congress, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and John Adams's

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    Abigail Adams married a man destined to be a major leader of the American Revolution and the second President of the United States. Although she married and raised men that become such significant figures during their time, her herself was played an important role in the American society. The events that happened in her life, starting from childhood and ending in her adult years, led her to be a Revolutionary woman. Three main reasons behind her becoming such a strong, independent woman was the

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    “Although John Adams could be cranky and ill-tempered, just think how grumpy he would have been without the support of his wife of fifty-four years, his ‘Portia’” (allthingsliberty.com). Abigail Adams was one of the many women that played very important roles in the revolutionary war. These women served as writers, writing about politics during the war, nurses, taking care of sick or hurt soldiers, as well as spies, transferring information without anyone suspecting them. Without women playing the

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    Abigail Adams Throughout the early times of this country, the idea of women having rights was far from necessary, but there were a few women out there, such as Abigail Adams who held high hopes that one day this nation that the founding fathers were building up, would allow for women to be treated equally as men. Although Abigail Adams was filled with these hopes, she always found ways to be involved in political issues, not only because she was John Adams wife, but she also aspired that one day

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