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I thought it was really neat that Abigail Adams was able to write to her husband with her terms. The fact that their relationship in that time period was on that level was interesting. Although John Adams shot her idea down, he gave it some thought. Not many men would even listen to their wives about political stuff such as this. Clearly, the Adams’ marriage was different from many of those in the Revolutionary time. I also enjoyed that the little section included the letter from Abigail to John and back, and then Abigail's letter to her friend Mercy.–Megan Mc. | I thought it was really neat that Abigail Adams was able to write to her husband with her terms. The fact that their relationship in that time period was on that level was interesting. Although John Adams shot her idea down, he gave it some thought. Not many men would even listen to their wives about political stuff such as this. Clearly, the Adams’ marriage was different from many of those in the Revolutionary time. I also enjoyed that the little section included the letter from Abigail to John and back, and then Abigail's letter to her friend Mercy.–Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | Well it goes without saying that I loved these letters...I mean how could you not! But it was really refreshing to read the correspondence between John and Abigail it did not seem as dated and formal as some of the other correspondence we have read. There seemed to be a genuine ease and mutual respect for one another that was prevalent throughout; even when John gently shot her down basically. But I guess we can comfort ourselves with the hope that she probably gave him hell when he came home for not "remembering the ladies" I feel like every week the women become a bit more brazen in their correspondence and various writings, I love it! | ||
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== Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | == Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | ||
