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Chapter 01 #37

b) Early feminist

Anne Hutchinson, renowned for her religious challenges in early America, can be seen as an early feminist. Her outspoken views and theological debates challenged the strict Puritan norms, particularly the male-dominated religious authority. Hutchinson’s trial and subsequent banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony highlight the struggles of women for religious and social freedom in a patriarchal society, making her a symbol of early feminist resistance.