'Partly through Abigail Adams's and other women's influence, America began with a commitment to equality and liberty by which we have judged and reformed ourselves ever since.' -Adam Carrington
Perhaps preeminent among these great women, though, is Abigail Adams. She was the wife of John Adams, himself among the most consequential founders. She proved a loyal and wise adviser throughout his career. That wisdom shined in her letters, which sparkle with wit, learning, and deep political insight.
She also spoke to the qualities and conditions she knew necessary to make that independence worthwhile. It would be worthwhile, she argued, if independence properly and fully protected human liberty. On this score, she spoke to two issues that continue to dominate our own discussions of America: race and sex.
But she also saw political problems brewing in the future for a political community that included slavery. She declared that she questioned whether “the passion for liberty cannot be equally strong in the breasts of those who have been accustomed to deprive their fellow creatures of theirs.
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