The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
by
Eve LaPlante
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
In 1637, Anne Hutchinson, a forty-six-year-old midwife who was pregnant with her sixteenth child, stood before forty male judges of the Massachusetts General Court, charged with heresy and sedition. In a time when women could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, the charismatic...