American Jezebel : the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans

The Resource American Jezebel : the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans

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American Jezebel : the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans

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the uncommon life of Anne Hutchinson, the woman who defied the Puritans

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Eve LaPlante

Language

eng

Summary

In a time when women could not vote, hold public office, or teach outside the home, the charismatic Hutchinson wielded remarkable political power. Her unconventional ideas attracted a following of prominent citizens eager for social reform. Charged with heresy and sedition, she defended herself brilliantly, but the court, faced with a perceived threat to public order, banished her for behaving in a manner "not comely for [her] sex." The seeds of the American struggle for women's and human rights can be found in her courageous story. Nathaniel Hawthorne used her as a model for Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter; her detractors referred to her as "the instrument of Satan," a witch, "more bold than a man," and Jezebel--the ancient queen who, on account of her tremendous political power, was "the most evil woman" in the Bible.--From publisher description

Biography type

individual biography

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DLC

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973.2/2/092
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index present

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F67.H92

LC item number

L37 2004

Literary form

non fiction

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bibliography

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