Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren
This November is the 275th anniversary of Abigail Adams' birth. Her biographer Edith Gelles talked about the social and political relationship between Adams and her friend, the poet and hist…
760 viewsThis November is the 275th anniversary of Abigail Adams' birth. Her biographer Edith Gelles talked about the social and political relationship between Adams and her friend, the poet and hist…
760 viewsSara Georgini talked about the religious lives of the Adams family.
669 viewsPanelists talked about the correspondence between John and Abigail Adams and their son John Quincy Adams and his wife, Louisa. This panel took place at an event marking John and Abigail A…
745 viewsEdith Gelles talked about the 54-year marriage between John and Abigail Adams. She said the couple’s letters are evidence of their strong and successful partnership. This program took pla…
1,303 viewsProfessor Andrew Wehrman talked about smallpox in Revolutionary era America and the campaign to inoculate colonists, which was promoted by political leaders like John Adams. Adams, his wife …
996 viewsHistorians spoke about the roles of Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, and Judith Sargent Murray, and their legacy in American history. The panelists said that all three women contributed to …
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