Peter Claver, Patron Saint of Slaves/Pedro Claver, Santo Patrono de los Esclavos Book

This is a biography about Abigail Adams, John Adams' wife, and John Quincy Adams' mother. The story starts off telling about Abigail, where she was born, who her parents were, and how when she was little, she begged to go to school like her brother, but was told she was not allowed to. This was the first time she realized that girls did not have equal rights. That did not stop her, however. She would sit in her father's library for hours and teach herself. When Abigail was seventeen, she met John Adams. She liked him because he was different. He liked to learn and wanted to know the mysteries of the world, just like she did. When her husband became a spokesman against the British, he was away from home most of the time and that made her very lonely. She had to run the household all on her own. The only thing that got her through the days were her daughter and newborn son, John Quincy. As the years went on, John and Abigail kept working towards liberty for their colonies. After the Boston Tea Party, Abigail was afraid of what the British might do in return so she took her kids and fled to a farm for safety. As other families did the same, she took in those that had no place to stay. During these times, Abigail got the courage to write her husband letters about changing women's rights so they were equal to that of men's rights, somehow hoping her husband would include them in the laws he was writing. However, all he did was laugh at her silly propositions. As time went on, Abigail would throw parties and was always by her husband's side because she felt that encouraging her husband was the most important job she had to do. When Abigail did not travel with John, she stayed on their farm and educated those who were not allowed to go to school.

This biography told the story of Abigail Adams in a traditional story format, which makes it easier for younger readers to understand as they learn about our country's history. While this story was about Abigail, it did include many events that happened throughout her life, such as the Boston Tea Party, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the Declaration of Independence. While these events were not told in depth, they still showed how it affected Abigail's life. The center of focus, however, was on the fact that, ever since the start of the colonies, women have fought for equal rights. It gives insight to young readers just how far this country has come on the matter and how far it still needs to go. This story focuses more on the change Abigail wanted and hoped for, how she always helped those in need, and how she believed that everyone deserved the right to be educated. It is very interesting to see how so long ago, many people were already thinking of how this country could be and needed to be better. They were not just living life accepting and agreeing to everything that was expected of them.