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Portia: The World of Abigail Adams

Book by Edith B. Gelles; Indiana University Press, 1995

Subjects:

Adams, Abigail--1744-1818, Presidents' Spouses--United States--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

'Portia....is a refreshing change of pace....(Edith Gelles) is affectionate yet scholarly, determined to present Adams as a strong character who was very much a woman of her time, not merely a liberated precursor to feminism or the little wife behind the great man.' - Melanie Lawrence, San Francisco Chronicle
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Journal and Correspondence of Miss Adams, Daughter of John Adams, Second President of the United States

Book by Abigail Adams Smith, Caroline Amelia Smith De Windt; Wiley and Putnam, 1841

Subjects:

Smith, Abigail Adams--1765-1813--Correspondence

Collections: History, Entire Library

...243 Letter from John Adams to his grandaughter, 245 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. ABIGAIL ADAMS, the oldest child and only surviving daughter of John Adams, was born at Braintree, in Massachusetts, 14th July...
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Writings of John Quincy Adams - Vol. 2
Includes: 1796-1801

Book by Worthington Chauncey Ford, John Qunicy Adams; MacMillan, 1913

Subjects:

Adams, John Quincy--1767-1848

Collections: History, Entire Library

...February 8. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 109 Pretended...July 6. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 184 Pinckney...July 29. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 192 His...
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Writings of John Quincy Adams - Vol. 6
Includes: 1816-1819

Book by Worthington Chauncey Ford, John Quincy Adams; Macmillan, 1913

Subjects:

Adams, John Quincy--1767-1848

Collections: History, Entire Library

...ad ministration. June 6. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 40...in Great Britain. August 16. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 68...August 24. TO ABIGAIL ADAMS 70...
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Charles Francis Adams, 1835-1915: A Autobiography with a Memorial Address

Book by Henry Cabot Lodge, Charles Francis Adams; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916

Subjects:

Adams, Charles Francis--1835-1915

Collections: History, Entire Library

...second of the name, son of Charles Francis and Abigail Brooks Adams, was born on May 27, 1835, in a house on Hancock...just one year more than a century after John and Abigail Adams first took possession in 1788, after their return...

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Edith B. Gelles. Abigail Adams: A Writing Life

Journal article by Angelo T. Angelis; Biography, Vol. 26, 2003

Subjects:

Abigail Adams: A Writing Life (Book)--Reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Edith B. Gelles. Abigail Adams: a Writing Life. by Angelo T. Angelis Edith B. Gelles. Abigail Adams: A Writing Life. New York: Routledge...their reactions to this event was Abigail Adams, whose descriptive letter to her...
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James Monroe and John Adams: An Unlikely "Friendship"

Journal article by Arthur Scherr; The Historian, Vol. 67, 2005

Subjects:

Adams, John (American president)--Biography, Adams, John (American president)--Influence, Adams, John (American president)--Political activity, Adams, John (American president)--Social aspects, Friendship--Political aspects, Friendship--Social aspects, Monroe, James--Biography, Monroe, James--Influence, Monroe, James--Political activity, Monroe, James--Social aspects, Presidential candidates--Biography, Presidential candidates--Influence, Presidential candidates--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...years earlier. (54) Even dour Abigail Adams, who had always considered Monroe...Knopf, 2001). (7.) John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 January 1797, in Charles E...first quotation). John Adams to Abigail Adams, 19 December 1796, Adams Family...
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Presidential Difference in the Early Republic: The Highly Disparate Leadership Styles of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson

Journal article by Fred I. Greenstein; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 36, 2006

Subjects:

Adams, John (American president)--Evaluation, Adams, John (American president)--Management, Adams, John (American president)--Political activity, Jefferson, Thomas--Evaluation, Jefferson, Thomas--Management, Jefferson, Thomas--Political activity, Leadership--Analysis, Washington, George (American president)--Evaluation, Washington, George (American president)--Management, Washington, George (American president)--Political activity

Collections: History, Entire Library

...capital denied him organizational intelligence. To the extent that Adams took counsel, it was from the strong-willed Abigail Adams, who shared and reinforced her husbands views. Washingtons relations with his associates were those of an aloof patriarch...
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John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life

Journal article by John R. Howe; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001

Subjects:

Adams, John Quincy

Collections: History, Entire Library

...entire life, a condition traceable primarily to the harsh, unrelenting criticism of his mother, Abigail. Here Nagels close familiarity with the entire Adams family, women as well as men, immeasurably enriches his account. In contrast to the "cold...
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John Quincy Adams

Journal article by John R. Howe; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 67, 2001

Subjects:

Adams, John Quincy

Collections: History, Entire Library

...entire life, a condition traceable primarily to the harsh, unrelenting criticism of his mother, Abigail. Here Nagels close familiarity with the entire Adams family, women as well as men, immeasurably enriches his account. In contrast to the "cold...

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Uppity Abigail

Magazine article; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 32, Winter 2008

Subjects:

Adams, Abigail--Influence, Adams, John (American president)--Finance, Ex-presidents--Finance, Married women--Influence

Collections: Entire Library

Uppity Abigail. THE SOURCE: "Abigail Adams, Bond Speculator" by Woody Holton...IN 1783, AS FUTURE PRESIDENT John Adams, in Pads, wrapped up the treaty ending...Revolutionary War, and his wife, Abigail, managed the family farm back in...
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John Adams and the Pursuit of Happiness

Magazine article by David Mccullough; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, July 2007

Subjects:

Adams, John (American president), Ex-presidents--Biography

Collections: Entire Library

...France. Meanwhile, Adams wife, Abigail probably had better...White House after Adams had been defeated...the table beside Abigail, asking, "Whos that...sometime. John and Abigail were separated, in...is written about Adams vice presidency under...
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John Adams

Magazine article by Gerald F. Kreyche; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, November 2001

Subjects:

Book reviews, Books--Book reviews, John Adams (Book)

Collections: Entire Library

...president, largely because of the undermining of his reelection campaign by a fellow Federalist, Hamilton. Adams perspicacious wife, Abigail, called the latter a Cassius, a Bonaparte, and an American Caesar. She was a helpful confidante in all things...
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How to Talk about Success: Discussions in the Board Room Can Skirt the Elusive but Essential Subject of Art. Three Artistic Directors Tell How They Deal with It

Magazine article by Abel Lopez; American Theatre, Vol. 23, January 2006

Subjects:

Adams, Abigail--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Artistic directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Bishop, Andre--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Edelstein, Gordon--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

...moderated a panel discussion among Abigail Adams, artistic director of Philadelphias...flop. The Crucible was a flop. ABIGAIL ADAMS: Because we do a lot of work with...community or with young people? ADAMS: Immediacy, telling the truth...
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City on a Hill - Haunted White House

Magazine article by William S. Connery; World and I, Vol. 15, November 2000

Subjects:

Adams, Abigail--Homes and haunts, Capitols--History, Ghosts--Washington, D.C., Lincoln, Abraham--Homes and haunts

Collections: Entire Library

...since John Adams has occupied the White House, and it seems many of them have found it hard to leave. The ghost of Abigail Adams has been seen with both arms outstretched, as if carrying a large load of laundry, and her presence leaves a faint...

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Adams National Bank Prospers; Reports Profits Top $1 Million

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 31, 2006

Subjects:

Abigail Adams National Bancorporation Inc.--Company sales and earnings, Adams National Bank--Company sales and earnings, Banking industry--Company sales and earnings, Community banks

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...executive officer of holding company Abigail Adams National Bancorp. She mentioned...diluted share, one year earlier. Abigail Adams National Bancorps stock price...he said. He does not own any of Abigail Adams National Bancorp stock. Mr. Schultheis...
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Shell Oil Offers Loan-Financing Aid to Women-Oriented Adams Bank

Newspaper article by Julie Hyman; The Washington Times, September 25, 2000

Subjects:

Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc., Banking industry, Petroleum industry, Shell Oil Co.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...bank by Julie Hyman Abigail Adams National Bancorp got a boost last...minorities to the District bank. Adams National Bank is the third institution...president and chief executive officer of Adams, said a focus on small-business lending...
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Banking on Women: Adams Keeps Same Focus While Looking for Growth

Newspaper article by Anne Marriott; The Washington Times, August 15, 1996

Subjects:

Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc., Banking industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...keep it that way. When the banks D.C.-based parent, Abigail Adams National Bancorp Inc., raised $6.7 million for expansion...their wives, sisters, daughters and granddaughters. Adams, which maintains a somewhat offbeat approach to the banking...
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Shareholders Oust Adams Bank CEO

Newspaper article by Timothy Burn; The Washington Times, May 15, 1998

Subjects:

Adams National Bank, Adams, Abigail, Banking industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...an aggressive West Virginia investor who has acquired 58 banks across the nation. Adams National Bank, named after Abigail Adams, wife of President John Adams and an early advocate of womens rights, was founded 20 years ago with the mission of...
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Homes: Preaching to the Converted; Once a Barn, Plas Tal Y Bidwal Is Now a Space-Age Home. and Abigail Hughes Loves It

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 3, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Now a Space-Age Home. and Abigail Hughes Loves It. Byline: Abigail Hughes IS it a barn? Is it a house? Or is it a spaceship? Well...Tal Y Bidwal, Bryneglwys, Corwen is for sale with Beresford Adams Countrywide (01824 702563). Offers over pounds 625,000 Old meets...

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Adams, Abigail

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ADAMS, ABIGAIL 1744 1818, wife of President...mother of President John Quincy Adams , b. Weymouth, Mass. She was born Abigail Smith. A lively, intelligent woman...Cranch, are in New Letters of Abigail Adams, 1788 1801, edited by Stewart...
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Adams, John Quincy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of the United States (1825 29), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass.; son of John Adams and Abigail Adams and father of Charles Francis Adams (1807 86). He accompanied his father on missions to Europe, gaining broad knowledge from study...
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Adams, John , 2d President of the United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Mass., grad. Harvard, 1755. John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams , founded one of the most distinguished families of the United States; their son, John Quincy Adams , was also President. Early Career A plain-spoken...
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Weymouth

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Electronic components, fertilizer, and chemicals are made. Weymouth also has a shoe industry which dates back to the 1850s. Abigail Adams was born in the town. ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University...
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Feminism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...regardless of sex, but this movement was extinguished for the time by the Code Napoleon. In North America, although Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren pressed for the inclusion of womens emancipation in the Constitution, the feminist movement really...

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