Abigail Adams lived through and participated in the American Revolution. As the wife of John Adams, she used her position to famously remind Adams and his colleagues to "remember the ladies" when they created laws for the new, independent United States.
In this episode, Woody Holton), a Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and author of Abigail Adams: A Life), helps us explore a different, largely unknown aspect of Adams' life: Her financial investments.
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