First Lady Abigail Adams did not attend her husband’s presidential inauguration for this reason.
- Her stage coach broke down
- She was out of the country
- She was caring for his dying mother
- She was angry women did not have the vote
First Lady Abigail Adams did not attend her husband’s presidential inauguration for this reason.
She was in Massachusetts caring for John’s dying mother. Susanna Boylston Adams Hall died April 17, 1797. Her son had been sworn in on March 4 of that year.