Why did Abigail Adams tell her husband, John, to "remember the ladies"?

Question

Group of answer choices

To suggest that John abolish the institution of marriage

To encourage John to liberate women from Britain

To encourage John to advocate liberties for women

To suggest that John send more goods to Boston

Answer 1

Abigail Adams told her husband, John, to "remember the ladies" to encourage him to advocate liberties for women. This statement was made in a letter she wrote to him in March 1776, where she urged him to consider women's rights and protections in the new laws being developed for the fledgling nation. Therefore, the correct choice is:

To encourage John to advocate liberties for women.