Category Archives: John Quincy Adams

Louisa Adams, Neglected First Lady

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

No one had a better resume for becoming a First Lady than Louisa Catherine Adams. Louisa: Englishwoman of High Standing Louisa Catherine Johnson was born in England and well educated in a convent school in Paris. Her American father had … Continue reading →

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John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

John Quincy Adams was a brilliant man of many substantive accomplishments. Popularity was not one of them. JQA: A Spectacular Upbringing By the time John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was twenty-one, he was arguably the most cosmopolitan man of his generation … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Adams, Dr. Physick, and Her Unmentionable Problem

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Louisa Catherine Adams: A Brief Medical History Louisa Catherine Adams (1775-1852), London born and Paris educated, was raised to be exactly what she would become: a perfect consort for a man of distinction. John Quincy Adams was the US minister … Continue reading →

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Louisa Adams and the Jackson Ball

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1824, James Monroe, our last Founding Father(ish) was retiring. His Cabinet was a virtual nursery for a new generation poised to take over. The Players and the Playing Field: 1824 Leading the field for the election of 1824, was … Continue reading →

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The Adams Sorrow: The Second Generation

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

John Quincy Adams was never a teetotaler. The eldest son of John and Abigail could even be considered a heavy drinker. The Second Adams Generation Having spent his formative years in the great capitals of Europe, John Quincy Adams … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: John Quincy Adams

Louisa Adams, Neglected First Lady

John Quincy Adams: When The People Cheered

Mrs. Adams, Dr. Physick, and Her Unmentionable Problem

Louisa Adams and the Jackson Ball

The Adams Sorrow: The Second Generation

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