Abigail Adams was the first Vice Presidential wife in the United States, and the second First Lady. Not only that, but she was the mother of a president (John Quincy Adams). She lacked formal education; but her curiosity spurred her keen intelligence, and she devoured any book at hand. Reading created a bond between her and John Adams. Their marriage was one of the mind and of the heart, enduring for more than half a century and enriched by time. Her prolific letters display not only her high intellect and her wit, but also her political capital. This was a woman vehemently against slavery and very much pro-women’s rights.
