Library of Congress
Loc: Abigail Smith Married John Adams
Former First Lady Abigail Adams is featured in this brief profile from The Library of Congress. Also contains a portrait of Abigail and her husband, President John Adams, as well as a photo of their home in Massachusetts.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Abigail Smith Adams
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818 CE), wife of President John Adams and avid letter writer. Additional content includes the full text to two of her letters.
iCivics
I Civics: Founding Mothers Mini Lesson
We've heard a lot about the role the Founding Fathers played in the early United States, but what role did our Founding Mothers play? Discover the contributions of women in the Revolutionary War and the founding of the U.S.
National First Ladies' Library
National First Ladies' Library: Abigail Adams
Biographical essay on Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams. Delves into her early years, her family and marriage, the White House years, and her later life.
PBS
Pbs American Experience: Remember the Ladies
Abigail Adams was an outspoken, intelligent woman concerned with the state of her country and its citizens. Of particular interest to her was the status of women and their improvement within the domestic sphere.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Adams National Historic Park
Read an overview of Massachusett's Adams National Historic Park, which contains over five generations of history for the Adams family. Links to more specific information about the park and traveling there are available.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Abigail Adams
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Abigail Adams.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Portrait of Abigail Smith Adams
Portrait of Abigail S. Adams by Gilbert Stuart. This likeness was Stuart's only completed picture of Abigail Smith Adams. It and its companion piece of her husband, John Adams, were started in 1800 but not delivered until 1815.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography: Abigail Adams for Kids
Students can learn about the biography of Abigail Adams who was the first Lady with John Adams and human rights activist on this site.
Other
Places of Historic Interest Quin Zee
This site has part of a bulletin board, that describes the historic places that relate to John Adams in and around Quincy, Massachusetts.
Curated OER
Adams Family Papers: An Electronic Archive
This electronic archive presents images of manuscripts and digital transcriptions from the Adams Family Papers.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abigail Adams
The second First Lady of the United States of America. She was married to John Adams.