Biography Of Anne Hutchinson

In Alford England, Anne Marbury was born on July 20, 1591. She was born in the era of Queen Elizabeth I. Her father was a minister. Although she didn’t follow his beliefs and teachings, this gave her a background and interest in religion. She grew up in the village of Alford in Lincolnshire England. Anne spent her teenage years in London. At the age of twenty one, Anne returned back to Alford where she later on met and married her husband, William Hutchinson. In a seventeen year span, Anne gave birth to fifteen children, three out of the fifteen died due to infant mortality. Anne was not granted access to resources that would allow her to receive a formal education, so she resorted to self-education. Critical thinking and reading came natural to her. She was also a feminist. She was prominent in an era when women were constantly being oppressed and underestimated; and rights for men and women were nowhere close to being equal. She practically led a positive rebellion against the Church of England, and any other authoritarian organization in which she came across.
Being a Puritan Spiritual advisor came natural to Anne Hutchinson. As a woman in the 1600’s, she successfully conquered three roles. She was a wife, mother, and in her own right, a religious figure. Puritans were people who grew to be discontent with the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms. Puritans believed in the bible, not the rules of the church. When the law of the bible and the law of the church began to contradict themselves, puritans began to challenge the church. This sparked controversy and caused many puritan leaders to leave England. Church leaders objected puritan views whole-heartedly, and felt as though the puritans...

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...ment. Many historians question the outcome of her trial because of her gender. Anne was always encouraged to stay silent, and not protest her views and beliefs, but she did not listen. She would not allow herself to be a second class citizen. She was a strong woman willing to work for what she believed in. Religious leaders were afraid that she would influence other women to act in the same mannor, which is why they were so avid on bringing her ministry to an end. Although they were successful, Anne’s legacy continued to live. Her legacy lives not only in the religious world, but also sociologically. She paved the way for women by breaking social norms and taking on a “male role” in society; and that legacy will forever live on.
“As I understand it, laws, commands, rules and edicts are for those who have not the light which makes plain the pathway.”-Anne Hutchinson