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Abigail Adams: “Remember the Ladies” Letter to John Adams

( 1776 ) Commentary by Richard Alan Ryerson, PhD, and Kenneth R. Shepherd, Henry Ford College

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felicitate ourselves congratulate ourselves
parricide a person who kills his or her father, mother, or another close relative
pusillanimity excessive timidity
vassals completely dependent subjects

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