Remember Abigail

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Image: Abigail Adams (Mrs. John Adams), by Benjamin Blyth, c. 1766.

The MHS and more than a dozen other cultural institutions have put together creative educational and public programming that explores the life and legacy of Abigail Adams. Learn more at www.rememberabigail.org.

Upcoming programs include:May 4 at 4:00 PM:

The Problem of Democracy: The Presidents Adams Confront the Cult of Personality with Nancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein

June 26 at 6:00 PM: The Peculiar Institution: Abigail Adams & Slavery with Edith Gelles, Stanford University

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Abigail Adams: Nature &Nurture

April 29 to June 28

“The Earth is putting on a new Suit,” Abigail Adams wrote, savoring the arrival of spring amid the tumult of national politics in 1800. Tending her kitchen garden and nurturing the new republic with equal care, Abigail delighted in learning about the natural landscape and sharing that knowledge with her family and friends.

May 6 and June 28 at 2:00 PM: Join an Adams Papers editor for an in-depth look at the display.

Abigail Adams: Independence & Ideals

July 1 to September 21

Never “an uninterested Spectator” when it came to the American political landscape, Abigail Adams leveraged a wide network of correspondents to discuss her vision of the emerging nation.

July 19 and September 13 at 2:00 PM: Join an Adams Papers editor for an in-depth look at the display.

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SPRING-SUMMER Program Descriptions

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