“I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And in the new code of laws, which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.... If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.” - Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) Letter to John Adams, 1774 - wife of John Adams, 2nd US president, mother of John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres.
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