West Wall of Long Room

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West Wall of Long Room

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/50764996

Original caption: 679-AF West wall of long room. Portraits: Left, Abigail Adams; right, John Adams; center, John Quincy Adams- all copies from Copley. Louis XV sofa, used in France, Philadelphia, Washington and Quincy.

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Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818

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Hailed for her now-famous admonition that the Founding Fathers “remember the ladies” in their new laws, Abigail Adams was not only an early advocate for women’s rights, she was a vital confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation’s second president. She opposed slavery and supported women’s education. Born to a prominent family in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744, Adams’ father, Reverend William Smith, was part of a prestigious ministerial community within the Congr...