" . . . best-of-all-biographies of Abigail Adams . . . " —American Historical Review "Portia, a new study of Abigail Adams—modern feminism's favorite Founding Mother—is a ...

'Portia....is a refreshing change of pace....(Edith Gelles) is affectionate yet scholarly, determined to present Adams as a strong character who was very much a woman of her ...