Abigail Adams
...tically. She was a well educated and a politically voicetrarest woman which was not typical of many women of her era. Throughout Abigail’s life she loved to read and it was through this love for knowledge that she also developed her love for politics. John Adams considered his wife’s intellect equal to his therefore he enjoyed discussing politics freely with his wife. “ Private political role of women in a republic was fully as important as the public one of the male.”(Akers, 218) In the public she had no political say so she helped to shape the political views of both her husband and her sons. In time she became the most informed woman in the nation’s public affairs. John during his marriage and life with Abigail frequently corresponded to her what was going with the political state within America. When John served as the president Abigail was there by his side. When she became sick and stayed in Quincey, John urged that she return to Philadelphia as son as possible. Both took stand politically against the views of Alexander Hamilton . They also shared the ideal that John Hancock and some others had lost their sense of virtue, honor and wisdom. Together they shared the relatively same political philosophy in order to preserve American freedom. This view was that strong and virtuous leader should preside over the government to insure American freedom. They knew that republicanism could not heal nor fix and solve the political and moral deviancies of all the world. Truly one of Abigail’s most honorable traits had to be her intellectual capabilities which also set her apart from other 18th and 19th century women. John respected her abilities so much that he saw her as and equal. As for Abigail she consistently was expanding her knowledge not just for personal gain but also to truly love her husband for the man he was. Abigail read frequently and due to her exceptional comprehensive abilities, John corresponded with her frequently on ...