Abigal adams
Abigail Adams, An American Woman Charles W. Akers writes of a remarkable woman, Abigail Adams. Adams was one of the most intellectual and outspoken women in a time when a woman was merely known for silently keeping the home and raising the children. ... As best said by her son, John Quincy Adams at her funeral, “Her life gave the lie to every libel on her sex that was ever written. ... She was born into a family of prestige and later married a Harvard graduate, John Adams. ... In conclusion Abigail Adams was a woman far ahead of her time.