Books with title Anne Hutchinson

True or False? Anne Hutchinson preached in a Puritan church in colonial Massachusetts. False! At the time, only men could be preachers. Anne angered church leaders by preaching about God during meetings in her home. The church leaders put Anne on trial for her spiritual teachings. - Anne worked as a nurse and midwife. She also had fifteen children of her own. - Because Anne was a woman, she was not allowed to have a lawyer at her trial. - When Anne was forced to leave Boston, her family moved to the wilderness of colonial New York. Ages 7-9

Anne Hutchinson, America's first female religious leader and one of the best-known women in colonial history, emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony from England in 1634 with her husband and 11 children. Charismatic and exceptionally well educated for a woman of her time, Hutchinson was banned from Massachusetts after publicly criticizing the Puritan ministry. Along with her family, she and several dozen followers settled in Rhode Island and made their own way in a fight for religious freedom. In this engaging new biography, readers will learn about this exceptional woman's life, her trials and successes, and how she shaped the early colonial times.

In 1634, young Susanna Hutchinson sailed from England with her family to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where they hoped to practice their religion freely. But when Susanna’s mother, Anne, began to hold her own Scripture meetings at which she contradicted the minister’s teaching that God is stern and punitive, she was told to stop. Although threatened with banishment for disturbing the peace of the colony, Anne Hutchinson refused to be silenced, no matter the consequences. The inspiring true story of one of our country’s first heroines is brought stunningly to life in oil paintings rich with historical detail. Anne Hutchinson's Way is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.