Almost everyone has heard of her, numerous books have been written about her, several thousand letters have been written. She was also the wife of the second president and the mother of the sixth American president, who was this woman? She was Abigail Adams. Abigail Adams' life did not gain meaning just by knowing and associating with these two great men, however, Adams was especially worth being known as an individual herself. Throughout the centuries, women have always been involved in warfare, but Abigail Adams brought a new concept to women and warfare with her involvement in the early colonial years and the American Revolution. Abigail Adams did many things in her life, but the question I will try to answer is what impact exactly she had on the Revolutionary War and changed the social role of women in such a male-dominated society. First, some background knowledge about Adam's early life and foundations are critical to understanding Abigail Adams and how she grew into the woman she became. Abigail Adams was born Abigail Smith in a church in Weymouth, Massachusetts on November 11, 1744. Adams' parents were William Smith, a liberal Congregational minister and her mother Elizabeth Quincy belonged to a prominent political family at the time. Abigail was the second born of four siblings, one brother and three sisters, their family faith was Congregational. The Adamses were a family active throughout the community and involved in the politics of the time. Most of Adams' youth consisted of corresponding with family, friends, and reading. Her childhood and young adult life did not involve much singing, dancing, or card games that young women typically participated in...... middle of paper...... Thoughts Life and Letters of Abigail AdamsGelles , Edith B. First Thoughts: The Life and Letters of Abigail Adams. New York, New York: Twayne Publishers, 1998. Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail AdamsWithey, Lynne. Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams. New York, New York: Free Press Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. Abigail Adams - A Life Holton, Woody. Abigail Adams - A Life. New York, New York: Free Press A Division of Simon & Schuster Inc., 2009. Patriotism and the Female Sex, Abigail Adams and the American Revolution Skinner Keller, Rosemary. Patriotism and the female sex: Abigail Adams and the American Revolution. Brooklyn, New York: Carlson Publishing Inc., 1994. Abigail Adams, An American Women Akers, Charles. Abigail Adams, An American Woman. Toronto, Canada and Boston, Massachusetts: Little Brown and Company, 1980.