Abigail Adams Lesson for Kids: Biography & Facts

About Abigail Adams, Wife of the 2nd U.S. President

Abigail Adams Wrote To John In 1776: Remember The Ladies Or We'll Rebel

John and Abigail Adams During the American Revolution, Part 1

Abigail Adams’ poignant letters reveal the reality of raising a family amidst sickness, amusement, and grief at the start of the American Revolution. Her October 21, 1775, letter to her husband, John Adams, covers many topics of family life. She wrote that “our little ones are well” but also how “it makes my heart ake” to witness her father’s grief after her mother's death. She also hoped that John could procure needles and cloth for her because “They are in such demand that we are really distre