Revised Thesis and Introduction

If you look at the word 'History', you will find two words that will define most of what you will learn about this subject. Those words are 'his' and 'story'. History is a male dominated topic with very few and incomplete references to the contributions of women to society. One of the most influential and often forgotten women in Anne Hutchinson.

In a time of simple farmers and loyal church goers, Anne Hutchinson dared to defy society. She started a major revolution in the practice of religion and in life during the 17th century that still continues to this day. Anne Hutchinson was America's first female minister, a feminist who was willing to fight for her cause against a society that was seething with fear, and a martyr who dedicated her life to change and freedom who is all too often forgotten in a male dominated history.