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And here's your 30-second summary.

Born of solid New England stock and a developing land, she hit the books early, became a mother

by a founding father, lived the life of loyalty, sacrifice, letter writing,

and patriotic duty on her way to becoming the second lady first, the first lady second,

and the mother of the sixth president of the United States.

The end.

Let's talk about Abigail Adams.

She was born in 1744, and that year French king Louis XV, Grandpa King, declared war on England.

This was nine years before our friend Marie Antoinette was even born.

That year Benjamin Franklin invented the cast iron stove and marketed it.

The first golf club, the organization, not the equipment, was formed in Scotland to hold tournaments for the game, which was invented in the early 1400s.

A little pretty pocket book is first printed in England by John Newberry, who will later be the Newberry Award for Children's Literature, will be named after him.

This book is considered the first children's book, and it was simple rhymes for each letter of the alphabet.

By the end of Abigail's life, the United States would be formed.

At her death, James Monroe would be president.

Abigail Adams was born in 1744 to William and Elizabeth Quincy Smith in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

She was the second of four children, three girls and a boy.

Other was a congregationalist, mister, which was a very highly respected position in society.

He was considered a man of reason,

pretty much all sides of every political or religious spectrum.

Yeah, he had some charm.

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