Question

Which of the following best describes Abigail Adam's view on the role of women in society?

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B. Adams believed that women had traditionally been denied a voice in society's affairs and that this should change.

Abigail Adams (1744–1818) was an exponent of married women's property rights, better possibilities for women, especially in the area of education.

In a letter to John Adams, her husband, and the Continental Congress she demanded a more favorable treatment for women, stating that they were “determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.”

Answer 2

There are now choices listed.  She was a firm believer in women’s rights.  She supports the idea that women had a right to property.  She also believed that women should not submit themselves to laws that would put them at a disadvantage.  She also wanted to expand the role of women in society.