Elizabeth Baddeley

From a young age, Abigail Adams refused to follow the rules. Instead of sitting quietly, she blurted out brilliant questions. Instead of marrying for wealth, she chose a poor country lawyer named John Adams. When the Revolutionary War broke out, she didn't run; she stayed behind to manage a farm and feed hungry soldiers. Abigail was a fierce thinker who insisted that the men writing the nation's new laws must Remember the Ladies. She boldly crossed the ocean to face down kings and queens, and when her husband became the President of the United States, she stood by his side as his most trusted and powerful advisor. This energetic and inspiring biography celebrates one of America's greatest founding mothers, proving that an extraordinary woman can surprise the world by simply refusing to stay in the background.