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Analysis Of Abigail Adams 'Remember The Ladies'

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Abigail Adams wrote a letter to her husband John Adams called Remember the Ladies. Abigail is writing this letter during the Revolutionary War. The timing of the letter is significant because the country is at war for freedom and equality. In her letter Abigail pleas with her husband for women’s equality. This is plea is not only for all women, but for herself and how it affects her relationship with her husband John. Abigail’s purpose for writing to John regarding women’s equality in this letter is so that women will be in his thoughts as he is helping to write the new laws that will be the foundation for the country. Throughout the letter Abigail uses different points of view, word choice, and varying tones to persuade her husband to join …show more content…

Throughout her letter Abigail uses the same style of speech being used by her husband John and members of Congress. An example of this can be seen when she writes “I have sometimes been ready to think the passion for Liberty cannot be Eaqually Strong in the Breasts of those who have been accustomed to deprive their fellow Creatures of theirs (23).” The use of “Liberty” and “Eaqually” is drawing on the same words being used in the request for freedom from Britain. This quote is meant to draw John’s attention to slavery, but also quite cleverly is a reference to women’s rights as well. Moreover, we see this again as she talks specifically about women’s equality. You can see this as she pleas with John to include women. “I long to hear that you have declared an independency and by the way 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 (24).” She uses these specific word choices to put her request in terms she knows he will understand. By using his own words against him then maybe he will take her plea as seriously as their own plea for

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