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Abigail Adams: Persuading Her Husband
Abigail Adams (1744-1818) was the wife of Founding Father John Adams. While he
attended the Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1776, Abigail wrote to
herhusband often. Below is part of her letter from March 31, 1776. I long to hear
that you have declared an independency. And, by the way,in the new code of laws
which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, Idesire you would remember
the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do
not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men
would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the
ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound
by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.
That your sex are naturally tyrannical is a truth so thoroughly established as to
admit of no dispute; but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh
title of master for the more tender and endearing one of friend.
Why, then, not put it out of the power of the vicious and the lawless to use us with
cruelty and indignity with impunity? Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs
which treat us only as the vassals of your sex; regard us then as beings placed by
Providence under your protection, and in imitation of the Supreme Being make use
of that power only for our happiness.

Abigail Adams (1744-1818) fue la esposa del fundador John Adams. Mientras asista al
Congreso Continental en Filadelfia en 1776, Abigail le escribi a su marido a menudo.
Abajo est parte de su carta del 31 de marzo de 1776. Anhelo saber que has declarado
una independencia. Y, por cierto, en el nuevo cdigo de leyes que supongo que ser
necesario que hagas, deseo que te acuerdes de las damas y seas ms generoso y
favorable para ellas que tus antepasados. No pongas tal poder ilimitado en las manos de
los maridos. Recuerda, todos los hombres seran tiranos si pudieran. Si no se presta
atencin especial a las damas, estamos decididos a fomentar una rebelin, y no nos
sujetaremos a ninguna ley en la que no tengamos voz ni representacin.

Que su sexo es naturalmente tirnico es una verdad tan completamente

establecida que no admite ninguna disputa; Pero los que desean ser felices
renuncian voluntariamente al duro ttulo de amo por el ms tierno y entraable de
su amigo.
Por qu, pues, no sacarla del poder de los viciosos y de los sin ley para usarnos
con crueldad e indignidad con impunidad? Hombres de sentido en todas las
edades aborrecen esas costumbres que nos tratan slo como los vasallos de tu
sexo; Nos consideramos entonces como seres colocados por la Providencia bajo
tu proteccin, y en imitacin del Ser Supremo hacemos uso de ese poder slo
para nuestra felicidad.

2. Answer the question about the reading.

What is Abigail trying to convince her husband to do? Give two examples of how
sheattempts to persuade him.
She wants him to give more power to womens voice. She claims that men are
truly tyrannical and are capable of doing things that can hurt women if the can.
She threats her husband, very polite; claiming that a rebellion is decided to do if
the attention is not paid and will not hold their selves by any law. And she
persuades him by telling also that women are placed by Providence under his
protection and his decisions are going to make them happier.

2. Responde las preguntas acerca de la lectura

Que trataba Abigail de convencer a su esposo hacer? menciona dos de los
intentos que ella uso para persuadirlo.
Ella quera que su esposo le diera ms poder a la voz de la mujer. Ella alegaba
que el hombre era tirano y capaz de lastimar a las mujeres si ellos queran.
Ella amenazo a su esposo, muy amablemente diciendo que la rebelin estaba
planea si ella no le presentaba la atencin a lo que ella peda, y no iba a haber
ninguna ley que los apoye si esto no pasaba. Y ella lo persuadi tambin
dicindole que las mujeres estn puesta por providencia y bajo su proteccin y su
dicciones la harn ms felices