ABSTRACT
No two women are more historically associated with the era of the American Revolution than Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren. Both were New England patriots who lived and died within a 40-mile radius of Boston. Both possessed sharp native intellects, were welleducated women, and left a literary legacy. Both were strongly invested in their female roles as daughter, wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend. They lived long, were acknowledged as public figures in their time, and remained active despite agonizing emotional and physical trials. Over time, both have achieved lasting reputations. This chapter will present the story of their friendship as recorded in their correspondence.
