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In 1776, shewrote to her husband, John, "Remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors" |
Abigail Adams
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HISTORIC AMERICANS |
2024-04-15 |
#9081 |
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Living there for only 5 months, this early first lady referred to the White House as "The Great Castle" |
Abigail Adams
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$1,000 |
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THE HISTORIC WHITE HOUSE |
2021-12-29 |
#8543 |
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This first lady's last words, in 1818: "Do not grieve, my friend, my dearest friend. I am ready to go. & John, it will not be long" |
Abigail Adams
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$400 |
DJ |
HISTORIC WOMEN |
2021-09-23 |
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from Adams National Historical Park.) Here in 1776, this future First Lady wrote to her husband in the Continental Congress to "remember the ladies who will not hold ourselves bound by any law in which we have no voice" |
Abigail Adams
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$400 |
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ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK |
2019-05-21 |
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In 1776, shewrote to her husband that if attention wasn't paid to women's rights, too, they'd start their own rebellion |
Abigail Adams
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$600 |
J |
WOMEN & THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION |
2017-01-09 |
#7441 |
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Only 6 rooms were finished when she moved in in 1800, & she ended up using the East Room to hang laundry |
Abigail Adams
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$400 |
J |
REAL HISTORICAL HOUSEWIVES OF D.C. |
2011-04-18 |
#6131 |
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On New Year's Day 1801, she opened the executive mansion to visitors for the first time |
Abigail Adams
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$600 |
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AN "A" IN AMERICAN HISTORY |
2008-01-02 |
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In 1776 she wrote, "Whilst you are... emancipating all nations, you insist upon retaining an absolute power over wives" |
Abigail Adams
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18th CENTURY CORRESPONDENCE |
2005-10-27 |
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This First Lady's birthplace is a tourist attraction in Weymouth, Massachusetts |
Abigail Adams
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$800 |
DJ |
HISTORIC AMERICA |
1994-06-01 |
#2258 |