Article: Wife & mother.(American colonist Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson)

Long before she inspired controversy in the New World, Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson was a wife and mother in England. Anne married William Hutchinson when she was twenty-one years old. William came from a successful merchant family in Alford, Anne's childhood hometown. The Marburys and the Hutchinsons had been neighbors there. Although Anne's family had a more prestigious history than William's, his wealth provided them with a comfortable new home in Alford.

Unlike many unions of the day, the Hutchinson marriage went well beyond one of convenience. Anne and William respected each other and acted as equal partners. This was at a time when many people considered women ...

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