Cited in: Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. . OCLC 890820657.
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Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs, which treat us only as the vessels of your sex
— Abigail Adams
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About Abigail Adams
Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and is retrospectively perceived as the second First Lady of the United States; the term was not coined until after she had died. She was also the mother of John Quincy Adams.
About Abigail Adams
Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second president of the United States, and is retrospectively perceived as the second First Lady of the United States; the term was not coined until after she had died. She was also the mother of John Quincy Adams.
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