Anne's Arrival to Boston

In 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived in Boston. Her and her husband lived across the street from the governor of Massachusetts, John Winthrop.

Trained as a midwife and nurse, Hutchinson began to hold small meetings in her home to discuss John Cotton's sermons. Eventually, her small meetings grew large.

Anne's Sermons

Anne argued that heaven was attainable to anyone who worshiped god directly, in other words, through a personal connection.

Anne also preached that behavior did not affect whether someone went to heaven or not.

Winthrop's Response to Anne's Sermons

Winthrop did not believe that women should speak about such religious ideas. He also believed that her spiritual beliefs were "infecting" others.

Winthrop was scared that Anne was going to disrupt the entire colony.

When a women gave birth to an unborn child, Winthrop quickly blamed Anne's religious beliefs. Some people even said that all of Anne's followers gave birth to monster children.