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Enlighten the People: Thomas Jefferson and Women

This guide directs to information on Thomas Jefferson and his relationships to many of the women in his life. These women include his wife Martha Wayles Jefferson, eldest daughter Martha Jefferson Randolph, friend Abigail Adams, slave Sally Hemings, and paramour Maria Cosway.

1. Thomas Jefferson Portal

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  • Jefferson’s relations with women
  • Jefferson and Martha Wayles Jefferson
  • Jefferson and Martha Jefferson Randolph
  • Jefferson and Sally Hemings
  • Jefferson and Maria Cosway  

2. Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

  • Abigail Adams
  • Elizabeth Jefferson
  • Harriet Hemings
  • Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson
  • Maria Cosway (engraving)

3. Encyclopedia Virginia

  • “The President, Again,” James Callender, Richmond Recorder
  • “Life Among the Lowly, No. 1,” Madison Hemings, Pike County Republican    

4. Monticello

  • Women and the House
  • Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings

5. Jefferson Quotes & Family Letters

  • Sally Hemings
  • Enlighten the People Project
    • Jefferson and Political Parties
    • Thomas Jefferson and Women
    • Jefferson's Friends
    • Jefferson's Enemies

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