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Anne Hutchinson (Leaders of the Colonial Era)
Anne Hutchinson - Leaders of the Colonial Era Author:Louise Chipley Slavicek 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... more » 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.
A series that focuses on the some of the most influential activists, politicians and intellectuals who lived during the formation of early America, whose lives--from birth through childhood, family life, education, death and legacy--exemplify the hardships and trials of colonial times. The series meets standard biography requirements, includes full-color and black-and-white photographs, informative sidebars, a bibliography and other sources for further research, and a chronology and timeline of each subject's life.« less