Abigail Adams by Raquel Garcia

The Younger Years She grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts her parents were William and Elizabeth Quincy Smith Her brothers and sisters were Mary, Billy, and Betsey Smith Her only friends were her sisters because she was frequently sick A friend ; Richard Cranch ; introduced her to John Adams when she was fifteen years old

The Important Role She wanted the government to make fairer laws She fought for women's rights to vote She fought so women could keep some money they earned her everyday job was being a housewife she wrote all of these rights in her letters

Interesting facts People called her " Mrs. President" because they thought she had too much power She was the First Lady to live in the White House her Famous quote was "Remember the Ladies" She died on October 28,1818 because of typhoid fever in Weymouth, Massachusetts Abigail died before John Quincy Adams became the sixth president of the United States she was one of two women who had a husband and a son who would become president

Character Traits That Helped Her Succeed Citizenship Perseverence Courage Made turtle soup for every one and did not mind doing it for them She kept on fighting for women's rights and made it to being the first lady of the United States She tried her best on everything like helping her children

How we remember Abigail Adams Lets start by how we remember her. We can visit Her childhood home, as well as the homes were she and John Adams lived. She was born either on November 22,1744 or on October 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts and died on October 28, 1818 in her bed in Braintree, Massachusetts. she had six children ; Abigail Amelia Adams Smith, John Quincy Adams, Susanna Adams, Charles Adams, and Thomas Boylston Adams; Sadly, Susanna Adams died.