Abigail Adams: An American Woman

ABIGAIL ADAMS : AN AMERICAN WOMAN Charles Akers ' book , Abigail Adams : An American Woman , recounts the story of a woman who managed the family farm while her husband , John was away at Congress in Philadelphia , arguing in favor of independence Abigail wrote him hundreds of letters that spoke of the exceptional personality of the nation 's second First Lady . The book recounts the many ways that she championed women 's rights , reminding her husband to remember the ladies ' as he manages his position as President

This is an enlightening book that gives readers

a glimpse of how Abigail Adams ' thoughts revolved around the women and their conditions Like Abigail Adams , we are given a perspective on how the many colonial women took on new responsibilities during the war . White men were fighting on the battlefront , civilians - the people left at home - were struggling with new jobs and with money problems

Readers are given a view on how the women still did their traditional work , such as spinning cloth , making clothes , tending the garden and the dairy , and caring for their children and the house . They also took over many jobs normally done by men . The book opens the eyes of readers as we see how some women rose at dawn and rode out on horseback to tell farm workers what to do . Others ran businesses , such as flour mills or tailor shops . At first , many men wrote letters home telling their wives what crops to plant and what bills to pay . But as time went on , husbands came to depend more and more on their wives ' judgment . The book empowers women and gives inspiration through these letters of Adams for which gesture , was already an extra part she played in writing the details of her daily life

Indeed , the book enlightens us on how women got used to making decisions for their families . The book , even until today , illuminates readers on what Abigail Adams and the many colonial women did to keep the home fires burning while their husbands were out for work

REFERENCE

Akers , Charles . Abigail Adams : An American Woman . Longman , 2 edition...