Abigail Smith Adams
Sophie La Biento
English 1 Pre AP
2nd Period
Early Life
-Abigail was born on Nov.
22nd (11th on the calendar used
back then) in Weymouth,
Mass. To William and
Elizabeth Smith.
Education
Though she had no formal education,
Abigail’s mother taught her and her sisters to
read, write and cipher
On October 25, 1764 Abigail married John
Adams, who later became 2nd president of
the united states.
 Abigail was the first woman to be both the
wife, and mother of an U.S. president
Most Famous Quote
 "remember the Ladies, and be more generous
and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do
not put such unlimited power into the hands of
the Husbands. Remember all Men would be
tyrants if they could. If particular care and
attention is not paid to the Ladies we are
determined to foment a Rebellion and will not
hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we
have no voice or Representation."
- Abigail Adams
Three of her greatest
accomplishments, are
siding against slavery,
fighting for a right for a
woman’s right to own
property, and their right to
an education
She was a woman who truly cared for her
country, and strived to make it better.
first American flag
1776
Flag with 20 stars and 13
stripes
1818
Flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes
1795
Death
On October 28, 1818, Abigail died
of typhoid fever. She was 73 years
old about two weeks shy of her
birthday.
Signature
Works cited
 http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/abigail_adams_q
uotes.html
 MPI. Abigail Adams. Getty Images. 01 Jan. 1775. eLibrary. Web. 01
Jun. 2010.
 http://www.masshist.org/adams/exploreadams/images/signature_aa.gif
 http://www.firstladies.org/biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=2
 http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagfact.html