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Test defund, captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 they decided together they would stay at home. There wasnt a precedent for a first lady and the first the second first lady, the Vice President s wife, to be living with the men. It was by choice. Martha did it. But abigail had the liberty to choose to go home and she did for the next six years. We learned the city of philadelphia was decimated at the start of the second washington term by yellow fever. Did she have any illness related to that . No. What was her illness . Its very hard to tell all these years later. She describes symptoms, but its hard to put a name on the symptoms. Rum tism. She did have rum tism. Beyond that the symptoms are hard to diagnose. There was no role model for being the second lady at the time, but jean spear asked, did the newspapers of that time mention abigail . Im not sure ....
Modern to us today. John and Abigail Adams have become so prominent in the minds of americans because of this collection of papers and the publications that have opened them up to the world. The story of Abigail Adams in the revolutionary war is a story of sacrifice, of commitment to country and abigail rose to the occasion. Abigail was adamantly opposed to slavery. She was quite behindthescenes dynamo, i think. She warned her husband. You cant rule without including what women want and what women have to contribute. The backdrop to the adams brief occupancy of the white house is one of political defeat and personal tragedy. She is worried about her husband and defends him against slander. She is concerned about her children, their upbringing their education. She could hold her own with anybody, in her own time and since. She was in every way her husbands equal. Susan swain bor ....
Masters and ph. D. From the university of california, davis, and her postdoctoral fellowship are from Southern Methodist university. Previously, dr. Levinsky worked as a historian at the white house, historical associate asian. Her writing has appeared in the wall street journal, ms. Magazine in the daily beast, bulwark time magazine, usa today, cnn, and the washington post, just to name a few. Dr. Travis, she is the author of the Award Winning book the cabinet, George Washington and the creation of an American Institution and is currently working on her second book, tentatively titled an honest man the inimitable presidency of john adams. Speaking of mr. Adams, help me welcome lindsey to share her presentation. Peace and inviolable faith with all nation ....
Postdoctoral fellowship are from Southern Methodist university. Previously, dr. Levinsky worked as a historian at the white house, historical associate asian. Her writing has appeared in the wall street journal, ms. Magazine in the daily beast, bulwark time magazine, usa today, cnn, and the washington post, just to name a few. Dr. Travis, she is the author of the Award Winning book the cabinet, George Washington and the creation of an American Institution and is currently working on her second book, tentatively titled an honest man the inimitable presidency of john adams. Speaking of mr. Adams, help me welcome lindsey to share her presentation. Peace and inviolable faith with all nations. John adams independence and the quest for neutrality. Hello, every ....
Good afternoon, everyone. My name is dan welch and i am the series editor for the emerging war book series. And today its my honor to introduce dr. Lindsey trevino ski. Lindsey is a senior fellow at the center for president ial history at southern United Methodist university. The conjuring open ranke fellow at the International Center for jefferson studies and professional lecturer at the school of media and Public Affairs at, George Washington university. She received her b. A. With honors in history and Political Science from George Washington university, her masters and ph. D. From the university of california, davis, and her postdoctor ....