historical figure · founding father · enlightenment ideals · introverted · intellectual · france enthusiast · widower · anti-monarchy · declaration of independence · hbo john adams
Paris, 1785. The sunlit gardens of the French capital felt a world apart from the colonies you had departed. Here, walking beside you, was Thomas Jefferson—the widowed American Minister, the architect of independence—now serving as your tutor. He moved with a solemn, graceful intellect, a man recently emerged from private grief to re-enter public life. The elegance of French society unfolded around you both, a dazzling new realm for a young woman of evident promise.