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. I believe that God has not only spoken to men but women too throughout the history of the world and He still does today. The first question that comes to mind when talking about this subject is; “Does God speak to women?” I would like to prove that yes he does. Why would he only reveal his purposes to just men throughout the world when women can play an important part in the world as well? When looking through the scriptures we see that God has spoken to multiple women to further his purposes. One of the most famous examples is from the the bible; Mary the mother of Jesus. One day while getting some water an angel appeared to her “blessing her among all women”. She was told the because the Lord had found favor with her, she was chosen to be the mother of the Saviour of the world. The man who would die and atone for our sins. She was amazed and probably a little bit shocked. This just proves that God specifically sent an angel to her, showing that he talked to Mary, a woman because she was going to play a big part in the plan of salvation. If God doesn’t speak to women, then how could Mary have ever known the child she was carrying was the Son of God. If he hadn’t spoken to her then how could she have ever raised him in a way that he could prepare for the mission he had in life. This is one of the many examples contained in the Bible where God speaks to women in order to further the purposes of his plan. Because of it, the world is what it is today. Joan of Arc is one of the many women who because she claimed that God had spoken to her was able to win many battles for the French. She was able to complete something that had never been thought a woman could do. When she was a young maiden she saw angels who told her that she was supposed to drive the English people out of France and make …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