Abigail Adams

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Abigail Adams was an influential early American First Lady and prolific letter writer whose advocacy for women's rights and education made her a pioneering figure in U.S. history.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
letter writer
political figure
women's rights advocate
birthName Abigail Smith
burialPlace United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
child Abigail Adams Smith
Charles Adams
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Boylston Adams
countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1744-11-22
dateOfDeath 1818-10-28
endTime as First Lady: 1801
as Second Lady: 1797
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Adams
father William Smith
fullName Abigail Adams
genre letters
givenName Abigail
knownFor "remember the ladies" letter
languageOfWorkOrName English
mother Elizabeth Quincy Smith
motherOfPresidentNumber 6
movement early American feminism
notableFor advocacy for women's education
advocacy for women's rights
extensive political correspondence
role in early American political life
notableWork letters to John Adams
occupation First Lady
political advisor
writer
placeOfBirth British America
Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Quincy, Massachusetts
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
Second Lady of the United States
religion Congregationalism
residence London, England
New York City, New York
Paris, France
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Quincy, Massachusetts
spouse John Adams
spouseOfPresidentNumber 2
startTime as First Lady: 1797
as Second Lady: 1789

Referenced by (42)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Brooks Adams ("Abigail Brooks Adams")
Charles Adams
Henry Adams ("Abigail Brooks Adams")
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
Susanna Adams
Thomas Boylston Adams
Thomas Boylston Adams
mother
Abigail Adams ("Abigail Adams Smith")
John Adams ("Abigail Adams Smith")
John Adams ("Abigail Amelia Adams")
Thomas Boylston Adams ("Abigail Louisa Smith Adams")
William Smith
child
Charles Adams ("Abigail Amelia Adams Smith")
Thomas Boylston Adams ("Abigail Amelia Adams Smith")
Thomas Boylston Adams ("Abigail Amelia Adams")
sibling
John Adams
John Adams
John Adams
spouse
Adams National Historical Park
United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
associatedWith
Adams family crypt
Church of the Presidents
burialPlaceOf
Adams
Adams ("Abigail Adams Smith")
hasNotableBearer
Charles Adams
William Cranch
relative
Abigail Adams ("Abigail Smith")
birthName
Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
birthplaceOf
Second Lady of the United States
firstHolder
Abigail Adams
fullName
United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
hasBurial
Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
hasNotableResident
John Adams (miniseries)
mainCharacter
Second Lady of the United States
notableHolder
Adams family crypt ("First Lady Abigail Adams")
notableInterment
Adams family
notableMember
Louisa Catherine Adams
notableRelative
John Adams (miniseries)
portrays
City of Presidents
relatedPerson
Ann Harrod
relativeByMarriage
Old House at Peacefield
significantResident

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