Anne Hutchinson

One would assume that Anne was quite bright and inquisitive and received a lot of her father's attention. Even privileged girls of this time period were not given this kind of education. Eventually Francis Marbury was allowed to resume preaching, but the education of his children continued. This education would serve her well at her future trial; she knew scripture as well as any minister and this helped her greatly when confronted by the powerful Puritan church leaders.

With the exception of a few Catholic migrants to early Maryland, all English settlers in America were Protestants. But the contrast between Southern and Northern religious practices was marked. Since transferring a vigorous Anglican parish structure to the seventeenth-century Chesapeake proved impossible, religion in Maryland and Virginia remained more a matter of personal piety than a constant institutional presence. In New England, however, Puritan church and state were closely entwined: each supported the other, and determining which was the superior authority (especially in the early years) was often difficult. Thus, New England women had to reckon with two strong institutions—the Puritan church and the stable patriarchal family—that Chesapeake women did not. The effects of these religious differences have not been explored as fully as those resulting from demography, but the case of Anne Hutchinson suggests that Puritanism in its formative stages offered women opportunities for religious leadership obviously denied Chesapeake residents with no comparable institutions. Although Puritan theology reinforced secular patriarchal tendencies, it also emphasized the spiritual equality of all souls before God and the ability of all believers (male or female) to interpret the scriptures. Hutchinson took advantage of the ambiguities in Puritan teachings and, for a time,

Freedom of religion, a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community towards their religion. Freedom of religion or belief is associated with the separation of church and state. Through many years, centuries, religion was being shaped by many important individuals that helped to bring religion in society to the point it is at today, sacrificing a lot for their own freedom and religion. Some of them were Anne Hutchinson, Martin Luther, Roger Williams and Elijah Craig. Anne Hutchinson, I think is the bravest of them all because she sacrificed the most compared to Luther, Williams, and Craig. Anne and 14 of her kids were attacked by a group of Native Americans and brutally killed. It

Leader and midwife, Anne Hutchinson, was born in Alford,England. As a child, she learned from her father that questioning religious teachings from the Church of England is an acceptable task. Her father

It is my understanding that Anne's type of mischief was not too uncommon for that time period in Massachusetts. Meetings were held all over between Puritans discussing religious topics such as Biblical translations and weekly sermons

paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for

Anne Hutchinson held meetings at her house on Sundays to recall what had been said during the church sermon as well as to add her own ideas and thoughts on the topics that were being discussed. At first this seemed very normal but when her teachings began influencing people to pull away from the other Puritans, Winthrop recognized this as a problem. Anne Hutchinson taught others of her numerous propositions, which opposed the purpose of this excursion to New England. Morgan states that, Mrs. Hutchinson’s beliefs, “…threatened the fundamental conviction on which the Puritans built their state, their churches, and their daily lives, namely that God’s will could be discovered only through the bible” (Morgan). Anne Hutchinson was in fact an Antinomian, she opposed the fixed meaning of God’s moral law that Winthrop had worked so hard to teach these people. As a result, Mrs. Hutchinson was causing a huge threat to the settlers. She was trying to manipulate others to share her religious beliefs. Winthrop would not tolerate such behavior, as she was behaving sinfully, she must be punished accordingly or else as Winthrop believed, they would all suffer from God’s wrath. Winthrop took Mrs. Hutchinson to a court hearing and after a long, battle it was decided by the court that Mrs. Hutchinson was to be banished from Massachusetts. Mrs. Hutchinson was set as an example for the others who may

She took care of the churches that were apart of the religion. She donated a lot of money to the year annually for the poor. She was described be very caring and generous person. Everyone was happy about her and the time she spent within the church. The parliament had a different perspective. The Whigs don't like how Queen Anne favored the Tory politicians over the Whig politicians since Tory politicians had shared her Anglican religious views. The Whig politicians did not think it was alright to favor one party over another because of religious views. Over all England ultimately became a constitutional monarchy because Queen Anne created a two-party system where her beliefs wouldn’t matter as much since their are parties were to decide the

Anne Hutchinson was a strong willed and intelligent woman that lived in 1637 in the Massachusetts Bay colony. She opposed both John Winthrop, governor of the colony, as well as the Puritan church leaders who had a different set of beliefs from her, and made up the court of elected officials that assisted the governor. She was banished from the colony in 1638 on charges of blasphemy, because she claimed to have direct and divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit, in a Puritan community it was thought that only preachers and other church leaders could see God, this idea was known as the covenant of works. Anne Hutchinson was a believer in the covenant of grace where God could show himself to anyone at

In early America, women were expected to take care of the household and of the children. However, writers such as Anne Bradstreet and Judith Sargent Murray wanted to emphasize the importance of education for women. The two texts by these authors that will be discussed are the poem, “The Prologue” by Anne Bradstreet and the essay, “Desultory Thoughts upon the Utility of Encouraging a Degree of Self-Contemplacency, especially in Female Bosoms,” By Judith Sargent Murray. A theme seen prominently throughout both texts is fairer treatment of women through education. Although both women do believe in opportunity for women in education, Bradstreet focuses more on the idea that women should have more acceptance in the intellectual world by men while Murray however, emphasizes the importance of women to be raised properly which resulted in them understanding their self-worth.

To begin with, Anne Hutchinson and Hester Prynne both have issues concerning their faith. They both struggled with their communities regarding the the topic of faith. Anne practiced faith and shared it with others for it is said that, “It was among her female neighbors in need of her medical skills that she first communicated her controversial religious idea” (History.com Editors). Anne was an independent woman and taught the meaning of faith to others. Many people in the town followed her, but it caused problems for what she taught between the townspeople. In addition to this, there was tension and disagreement throughout the people, resulting in Anne being excommunicated from the church. She was excommunicated from the church because she was accused of blasphemy (History.com Editors). With Hester, she has faith but, “Outwardly, she is penitent, serves the members of the community, and suffers their abuse willingly—"a martyr indeed"—but she resists praying for them in case her words inadvertently turn into a curse” (Malibor). Hester is a person the people of the town can talk to about their problems. She helps the townspeople, but they don’t help her in return due to her punishment. She believes that praying for them would result with a curse among the townspeople. In a similar matter, regarding her faith and Pearl she says, “God gave her into my keeping, I will not give her up” (Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter 104). When the community tries to take away Pearl away from her

In the Early Colonial period, women had an unspecified class status. This meant that women had little to no restriction put against them. Women’s status of this period was determined by their wealth and religion. For example, Anne Hutchinson, was a headstrong woman who stood up for herself and her religion and participated in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, preaching about religion. She had the right to go and talk about something she was passionate about, rather than having her ideas shutdown.

In my opinion, I think Anna Hutchinson is a good model for Hester Prynne, because Anne was a radical Puritan leader who resembles Hester. However, it was based on her strengths, beliefs, and the flexibility of her personality. Although, it did not cow down from the harshness that imposed by the state of the things and the politics of the settlement because of her independence. In the beginning of both of Hester's and Anne's they both started out with a dissimilar road.

Anne Bradstreet was a woman in conflict. She was a Puritan wife and a poet. There is a conflict between Puritan theology and her own personal feelings on life. Many of her poems reveal her eternal conflict regarding her emotions and the beliefs of her religion. The two often stood in direct opposition to each other. Her Puritan faith demanded that she seek salvation and the promises of Heaven. However, Bradstreet felt more strongly about her life on Earth. She was very. She was very attached to her family and community. Bradstreet loved her life and the Earth.

Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan. Much like all the other Puritans of her time she examined her conscience daily and that they always felt that they were humbled by God's creations and powers. One poem in which she expresses her religion's ideas and philosophies was "Contemplations".