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Article: Women to honor 17th-century religious dissenter Anne Hutchinson.(Originated from Providence Journal)
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- March 13, 1996
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Valerie Debrule came across Anne Hutchinson's name in the history books several years ago while she was volunteering at the Newport Historical Society.
``The more I read, the more fascinated I got,'' says Debrule, a Newport, R.I., artist. ``It's like she wouldn't go away.''
How could she resist such a courageous woman? A 17th-century religious leader who challenged the strict orthodoxy of the Puritans and their male hegemony; who established the first women's group in America; who gave birth to 14 children, the last when she was in her mid-40s; who was branded the ``mother of a monster'' after a false pregnancy, and who fled to the woods of New York State ...