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Anne Hutchinson

I, Anne Hutchinson,was known for being very brave and strong. I would stand up for my belifefs and was not intimidated by men or women.

I, Anne Marbury,was born in Alford, Lincolnshire, England on July 20,1591. I am the daughter of Francis Marbury and Bridget Dryden. I was educated at home where I mostly read books from my father's library. That was the point where I started to get interested in faith and religion. Before then, when I was a little girl, I would listen to my father and other people talk about religion.

When I was 21, I married William Hutchinson and later gave birth to 15 children. During my married life, my family and I left England,and followed John Cotton and some other colonist to the Massachusetts Bay area. We left England to have the opportunity to practice religion freely.

When I arrived in Massachusetts,my family and I started to attend a Catholic Church. I found out that some other women and I were interested in religion, so I started to hold weekly meetings after church. (We would talk about the morning Mass). Later more women and even men started to come to my weekly meeting. I was very proud of myself until John Cotton (the man who brought my family and me to Massachusetts) turned against me. He started to wreck my religious meetings, due to his beliefs that I was holding meetings with men and other women together who were "without the distinction of relation of marriage" or simply, not married. He went so far to say the meeting were "promiscuous" and "filthier" and then ordered that I must be put on trial for this.

I was brought to the general court of Massachusetts for my trial. I would not back down until I got my way. In the end I was banished from the colony for not being fit for their society. I then moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island leaving my oldest son to stay in Massachusetts with my youngest daughter.

In 1642, my husband William Hutchinson died, leaving me to raise 13 children. In 1643, I and 12 of my 13 children joined William in death after the battle between two Indian tribes, the Mohegan's and the Narragansett's. We were killed by the Mohegan's after they raided our house. One of my daughters was taken captive and was spared. Later she was adopted by the Indians for a short time.

I am an important historical figure because I challenged the role of the women in Puritan society. I was a key figure for fighting for religious freedom. I was extremely bold and strong and was far different from what the average woman was for her time.

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