Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
YA Room — 410 Broadway, Everett, MA
A minister’s daughter from outside of Boston who married a country lawyer for love, Abigail Adams never imagined herself to be a figure on the national stage. Nonetheless, her self-taught financial savvy, civic intelligence, and patient understanding of human nature provided critical support for her husband, 2nd President John Adams, throughout his lengthy career of public service. A fierce advocate of universal education and the then-novel concept of women’s rights, she reared and inspired her children (including future 6th President, John Quincy Adams) to lead the young nation in defending the notion of liberty for all.