tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post358541839228545265..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Investments of Abigail AdamsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-58032243358786914862007-11-04T18:49:00.000-05:002007-11-04T18:49:00.000-05:00Abigail Adams was probably atypical. Mary Beth Nor...Abigail Adams was probably atypical. <BR/><BR/>Mary Beth Norton has written about what other middle- and upper-class women knew about their husbands’ property based on the database of Loyalists’ claims to the British government. She’s <A HREF="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-20150892.html" REL="nofollow">said</A>: “I then realized I could use the Loyalist claims to test one of the crucial arguments of the golden age theory: that colonial women were fully involved in running colonial businesses and farms. Loyalist women who as widows were asked to describe property to the Claims Commission would have no reason to conceal their knowledge, but rather every reason to recall every detail, so I could check to see how much they knew about their husbands' property.“<BR/><BR/>Norton found that most of these women were quite vague on the value of their husbands’ estates and businesses. There’s no reason to expect most Patriot women to be very different.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-21512019491781451782007-11-04T17:55:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:55:00.000-05:00Wow! That is extremely interesting stuff about Ab...Wow! That is extremely interesting stuff about Abigail Adams. So I have a question for you. Was this a common role for women in the 18th century, or was she expanding out of the expected "womanly" duties?Brad Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-12737811139021686072007-11-04T13:14:00.000-05:002007-11-04T13:14:00.000-05:00Very interesting! Abigail Adams was a fascinating ...Very interesting! Abigail Adams was a fascinating woman.<BR/><BR/>I just recently searched the Adams family on the MHS website, but my research is related to food. I have a post coming out Tuesday on my food blog called "And Razzleberry Dressing." It might interest you.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.com