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I loved reading these letters. They were very proper for the time period and at the same time you can see that they real do care for one another. John and Abigail really seem to genuinely care for one another and show they are not only strong individually but as a couple. –Kayle P | I loved reading these letters. They were very proper for the time period and at the same time you can see that they real do care for one another. John and Abigail really seem to genuinely care for one another and show they are not only strong individually but as a couple. –Kayle P | ||
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| + | I've always liked Abigail Adams- she was far ahead of her time in her expectations for the treatment of women, and not afraid to be an activist. I had thought of her as being very unusual and I suppose she was, but some of the other readings, like the letter by Eliza Wilkinson, hint at a bit more egalitarianism than I had imagined. -Rebecca W. | ||
== Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | == Benjamin Rush, “Thoughts upon female education,” 1787 (Philadelphia) == | ||
