The Proud American Journal

Remember the Ladies: Abigail Adams and the Soul of the American Republic

There is a truth about America that we sometimes forget in the noise of the age — that the republic was not built by statesmen alone. It was built also in farmhouse kitchens and candlelit parlors, in letters carefully folded and sealed with wax, carried by rider across muddy roads through a nation that did not yet know its own name. It was built by women of iron character who held the home fires burning while their husbands debated the fate of mankind. On this Mother's Day, as we journey together down the road to America's 250th birthday, let us pause — as we most certainly should — and turn our hearts toward one of the most remarkable women this nation ever produced. Her name was Abigail Adams, and if you want to understand the granite foundations upon which this republic was laid, you cannot truly know them without knowing her.