Abigail Adams ran the family farm and household while her husband John served the Revolution.
Her many letters give a vivid view of the era, including her 1776 request that Congress remember the ladies when writing new laws.
She later served as First Lady and was one of the first residents of the White House.
Read her letters online through the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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