CEO Heidi Sieck on Spiritual Reformer Anne Hutchinson.

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Look What SHE Did!, 2022.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Spiritual Reformer Anne Hutchinson believed "we have a covenant of grace with God," a direct relationship that does not require intervention by preachers, priests or any other religious intermediary. This radical perspective threatened the power of the Church and Anne was tried, convicted and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by its male Puritanical clerics. Despite the controversy, Anne, a charismatic leader (also a midwife, and mother of eleven children) continued to speak up about religious freedom, developing a large and loyal following, challenging gender roles and power structures of the day. A religious school was founded to refute Anne's ideas - Harvard University. When CEO Heidi Sieck attended Harvard she uncovered this shadowed history of the bold, forward-thinking Anne Hutchinson, who continues to inspire. Our storytellers share these astonishing women with us conversationally and unscripted; we fact-check afterwards and note any major discrepancies for accuracy.

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