The Role Of Anne Hutchinson As A Woman

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For Anne Hutchinson, being a woman didn’t hold her back from what she believed she was capable of. The constant disregard for women and their voice was no match for her. Anne defied the odds and common morals for a puritan woman in the sixteen hundreds, which from what the law says, could have no voice. She didn’t let this stop her. Anne protruded her voice into the world whether the high officials, reverends, or men in the town liked or agreed with it. As a woman, Anne Hutchinson was seen as an idol for making her voice known and not having any remorse for what men had to say about her or to her. Even being tried in court for her views and beliefs never stopped her. She was a perfect replica of her father, whom also was tried, sent to prison, …show more content…

As If having multiple families follow her in her journey whenever she was excommunicated from her own home wasn’t enough, Anne continued to show everyone that she didn’t have a care about how women should act and only acted on how she wanted to be as a women with a voice. Being a woman should come with the right of voice and the right to be heard, therefore, Anne Hutchinson set an example for women to not be defined by what the law says, even if it does mean losing everything and even spending some of one’s life in jail. For those who followed Anne, they knew it was a sacrifice and life wouldn’t be the same, but there was the new found knowledge of being able to talk about faith, question the sermons in confidence, and be able to be the women they were born to be. Without Anne Hutchinson and the time she spent being the woman she really was, the place that women are in in today’s time, might not be the same. Today’s women have many people to thank for their courage for standing up, but the first woman who should be thanked is Anne Hutchinson. The author shows on many occasions how magnificent Anne was as a woman and as a spokesperson for

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