jan 1, 1629 - Anne Hutcison

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Says that ppl (including women) don't need an intermediary to talk to God
Kicked out of Puritan colony Mass. Bay

Anne Hutchinson & challenges to Puritan gender hierarchies
1634- moved w/ husband and kids to massachusetts bay
Highly educated- preached for women who couldn’t attend regular church services
Preached that you were saved by god’s grace not by actions
Didn’t like people who opposed her
Banned from Mass. bay colony
People also didn't like her because she was a woman
How did Anne Hutchinson threaten the authority of ministers when she claimed to receive direct revelation from God?
They needed everyone to believe them or else they did not have theocratic power
Similar to Roger William’s thing about them not being saints
Challenged gender and social norms

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