Which figure, the spouse of a U.S. President, urged that women be remembered in the new government?

• A. Crispus Attucks
• B. Abigail Adams
• C. James Armistead
• D. William Penn

Answer: (B)

Abigail Adams, the wife of John Adams, pressed for women to be remembered as the new government took shape. In her letters, she urged that the emerging laws and the framework of the republic should include protections and consideration for women, famously asking to “remember the ladies” and to ensure they would have some say and rights in the laws being written. This makes her the figure connected to advocating for women's inclusion in the new government.

The other individuals listed aren’t spouses of presidents or linked to advocating for women’s rights in this era—Crispus Attucks was a patriot who died in the Boston Massacre, James Armistead was a Revolutionary War spy, and William Penn was a founder and colonial leader, not a presidential spouse.