Anne Hutchinson Biography

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The reason I picked this topic is because I admire Anne Hutchinson and the history of her

life and I strongly believe in the rights of the individual to freedom of thought, freedom of

speech, and the freedom to worship. She is a real hero because she faced adversity but she

refused to betray her ideals or ethics no matter what the cost was.

Anne Hutchinson, was born Anne Marbury, in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, in July,

1591, the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury, a deacon at Christ Church,

Cambridge. She was the second of 13 children. For years everyone in England had been

Catholic. Then, almost 100 years before Anne was born, King Henry VIII of England, the leader

at the time, left the Catholic Church. He wanted to divorce his wife, but the Catholic Church

would not let its members get divorced. Because he was determined to end his marriage, he

started a new church called the Church of England. He made himself head of this church and

from that time until today, the king or queen of England has also been the ruler of the Church of

England. The English people wanted a more relaxed and simple form of worship that would be

less formal than the Catholic Church. These people were known as the Puritans, because they

wanted a pure religion without the rules and ceremonies of Catholicism.

Several members of Anne’s mother’s family were Puritans, and her father, Reverend
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Marbury, was accused of being a Puritan. He did not approve of the way the church selected

ministers. Some men became preachers because their families knew political rulers or because

they were wealthy. Reverend Marbury, on the other hand, had spent years going to school and

earning his degree at Cambridge University. In fact, he spoke against untrained ministers so

much that he was even thrown in jail and not allowed to preach for several years.

Because her father had always expressed his opinions, Anne Marbury grew up feeling

free to speak her mind. She often heard him disagre...

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...ll influential people of colonial times were men, Though women had

virtually no power in those days, a few like Anne Hutchinson had a great impact on history.

But all was not lost, as her story serves as a great reminder of the hardships endured by

those who suffered under tyrants, and the hardships endured by women throughout history. It

also serves to remind us of the value of freedom, and how others suffered for the liberty we

sometimes take for granted.

Anne Hutchinson

Valentina Patruno

American History 2060
Prof.Billera
April 19, 2005

Bibliography

Berkin,Carol, Miller, Christopher, Cherny, Robert, Gormly, James. Making America, A History of the United States Volume I: To 1877. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003

Clark, Beth. Anne Hutchinson, Religious Leader. Avondale: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000.

LaPlante, Eve. American Jezebel, The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, The Woman who
Defied the Puritans. New York: HarperCollins Publisher Inc, 2004.

Mangal, Melina. Let Freedom Ring, Anne Hutchinson, Religious Reformer. Minnesota:
Capstone Press, 2004.

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