Portia

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..". best-of-all-biographies of Abigail Adams... " -- AmericanHistorical Review"Portia, a new study of Abigail Adams --modern feminism's favorite Founding Mother -- is a refreshing change of pace."-- San Francisco Chronicle..". very well done, highlyperceptive, and full of fresh ideas." -- Wilson LibraryBulletin..". Adams's strength, courage, and wit (as well asher bouts of depression and gender conservatism) emerge more fully than they have inany previous work.... a well-rounded portrait of a remarkable figure." --Choice"In this important and fascinating biography, EdithGelles not only restores Abigail Adams to her rightful place at the center of herown story, she challenges the creaky conventions of 'traditional' male-definedbiography." -- Susan Faludi, author of BacklashPortia, thefirst woman-centered biography of Abigail Adams, details the issues, events, andrelationships of Adams's life. It is as much a social and cultural history ofAdams's time as it is her life story.

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