Description
This biography details the life of Abigail Adams, a revolutionary, mother, activist, and wife who engaged in the building of the American nation. She campaigned for the education of women and pioneered the role women were to play in the American Revolution and the new Republic. The life of this one woman forms a large window on society during the 75 years that saw the birth and cultural maturation of the United States. This paperback biography is ideal for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. It focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life, relating her life to the broader themes and developments of the times.