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Abigail Adams

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First Lady

The Resume

Why she might be annoying:

    She was the second, first lady.
    She had her husband appoint many relatives to posts in the government.
    She approved of the Sedition Act, which meant people who criticized President Adams' policies could be tried for sedition or treason.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She and her husband were strongly opposed to slavery.
    She was an advocate for women's rights.
    She died of Typhoid Fever (1818).

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 16 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 131 Votes: 47.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 267 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 35.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 75 Votes: 62.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 193 Votes: 53.37% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 89 Votes: 61.80% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 99 Votes: 37.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 84 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 218 Votes: 44.50% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 41.50% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 220 Votes: 42.27% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 109 Votes: 47.71% Annoying