Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt

Abigail Adams and Eleanor Roosevelt were two of the most influential and empowering women in the history of the United States. They made great contributions that helped improve the rights of all people. Their persistence and determination for a better way of life has shaped the foundation for which we live.
Abigail Adams was born on November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, as Abigail Smith. When she was twenty years old she married John Adams and they moved to Braintree, MA. Abigail and John had six children, two girls and four boys. Their second daughter Susanna, died after only living a year.
Eleanor Roosevelt was born on October 11, 1884 in New York City. She married Franklin Roosevelt on March 17, 1905. They continued to live in New York and had 6 children, two girls and four boys. One son died as an infant and this hurt Eleanor greatly.
As a young girl Abigail Adams did not go to school with the other children, partly because she was always sick and ...