Manuscripts
Document Type
Manuscript
Files
Date
1932
Summary
Several versions of this manuscript survive. The first simply titled, “Abigail the Feminist,” includes material about Abigail Adams (1744-1818) and her early feminist arguments with her husband John Adams. It follows developments to the 1930s. It does not include, however, the material about her descendant, Brooks Adams (1848-1927), which is in the second and third versions, titled “Abigail Adams Makes a Suggestion & Brooks Adams Asks a Question.” All three start with an anecdote about the history of the estate of Albert E. Pillsbury (1849-1930). We have all three versions of this manuscript available for download. The primary download is a combined transcription and original text of the third and final manuscript version. The supplementary files are the first and second versions respectively.
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Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.
Keywords
Earl Clement Davis, minister, Unitarianism, religion, Abigail Adams, Brooks Adams, feminism
Recommended Citation
Davis, Earl Clement, "Abigail Adams Makes a Suggestion & Brooks Adams Asks a Question" (1932). Manuscripts. 3.
https://commons.clarku.edu/concord_manuscripts/3
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