![]() Abigail's mother, Elizabeth, spent much of her time visiting the sick and bringing food, clothing, and firewood to needy families. As a religious man, he taught Abigail to respect God and help others in any way she could. Her father was pastor of Weymouth's North Parish Congregational Church and one of the best educated and most prosperous citizens of the community. ![]() Throughout her seventy-four-year life, this American heroine was an invaluable contributor to the founding and strengthening of the United States.Ībigail Smith was born on November 11, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the second child of Elizabeth Quincy Smith and the Reverend William Smith. Despite these hardships, she found a way to use her talents to serve her nation by assisting and advising her husband, President John Adams, and teaching and guiding her son, President John Quincy Adams. ![]() ![]() Abigail Adams struggled her whole life with the limitations that society placed upon her dreams. President Harry Truman once noted that Abigail "would have been a better President than her husband." Yet she lived in an era when women were not supposed to have, or express, their opinions about government or the exciting events of the times. Abigail Adams brought more intellect and ability to the position of first lady of the United States than any other woman. ![]()
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