Joseph J. Ellis is the author, most recently, of “The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents.” ...

She did not get to see her son ascend to the White House. John and Abigail Adams, plus John Quincy Adams and his wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, lie side by side today in granite tombs in the ...

Abigail Adams ‒ the wife of the second U.S. president, John Adams, and the mother of the sixth U.S. president, John Quincy Adams ‒ was remembered by speakers as an advocate for the education ...

Edith Gelles and Jim Taylor talked about this letter that was written by Abigail Adams to John Adams as well as the influence of women at the time. Author Edith Gelles and Massachusetts Historical ...

One of America’s greatest love stories can be understood through more than 1,000 eloquent letters that were sent between John and Abigail Adams ... Blessing of a Wife, whose Capacity enabled ...

The city of Quincy celebrated Abigail Adams, the Massachusetts-born wife of John Adams who is known as a pioneer in the women’s rights movement. She went on to become the country’s second-ever ...

As the wife of John Adams, Abigail knew most of the principal players of the Founding generation, and one of the book’s many charms is her well-drawn portraits. Benjamin Franklin—or “Dr ...

What: Local actress Raylene Hlavaty portrays Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, second president of the United States and leader of the revolution. Adams was one of the most accomplished women ...

Another statue of Abigail Adams, accompanied by John Quincy Adams as a child ... bronze statue of the woman who was not only the wife of the nation's second president but also the mother of ...