Anne Hutchinson Women's Rights

Women’s rights are a very new thing in the world today. From before the Puritans, women have always been seen as inferior to men and nothing more but a person who cleans, cooks and takes care of the children. In the trial of Anne Hutchinson, she proclaimed that God does speak to women because he did to her. The men in charge of her were astonished, calling what she had just said as blasphemous. They told God would never speak to a “mere” woman in their days. Is that true? Has God only spoken to men from the beginning of time till today? Are women only good for doing housework and taking care of the children? Is that all they were meant to do in their lifetime? The examples of Anne Hutchinson, Mother Teresa, Joan of Arc and woman from the scriptures prove the statement to be false. …show more content…
She comes from humble beginnings to become one of the most inspiring women who have ever lived. She was born in Macedonia and ended up feeling that she should become a nun and devote herself to the Lord and bringing others to him as well. She did this for many years until, one day when she was riding on a train that would take her to the Himalayan mountains where she was going to teach a group of girls. She said that she heard the Lord tell her she needed to go back and devote herself to working in the slums of Calcutta and improving their lives. She did exactly what the Lord told her to do and for the rest of her life worked among the sick, poor and destitute to do something to improve the miserable conditions that they lived in. In the end she received the Nobel Peace prize and was remembered as a loving “mother” to all. Because the Lord talked to Mother Teresa, she was able to make a huge difference to the lives of many living in destitute conditions. Because of her many were inspired to take on her same mission and join her in saving people. This further proves that the Lord really does speak to