The colonial years of America were full of writing, mainly because the was the best wat to communicate over long distances. Wife would write to husband, Child to mother, one marshal to another. Other ways to communicate ideas in a greater scale were books and poetry. Many writings that were written then are still used today, the ideas and points made were so moving that they help us figure out problems still in the here and now.

Abigail Adams, wife to John Adams was very into freedom and the equality of rights to all people. Being a woman in the colonial days, she had few rights. When a woman married all her rights were infused with her husband’s making them mostly dependant. This is most likely where her will for equality starts. In her letters