Although the New England Puritans believed that men and women were spiritually equal, that does not imply that they believed they were equal in other means. Each member of the colony knew its role and its place in society. Wives, as the author says, "were expected to help with the supplement of their husbands' public activitie." (Wheeler and Becker 32-33). At first Anne fit into this mold the Puritans and made. She had an “expertise in herbal medicines, nursing the sick, and midwifery” (Wheeler and Becker 33). The leaders of the Puritan society started taking notice of her when she started becoming interested in religious issues and holding meetings at her house, something women were not supposed to do.

Women dynamically participated in religious activities in order to

Even during the trial, she continued to challenge the court's authority by saying: "But now having seen him which is invisible I fear not what man can do unto me" (Wheeler and Becker 45). This was also part of her Antinomian belief of being free from "the man-made laws of both church and state, taking commands only from God, who communicated his whishes to the saints" (Wheeler and Becker 32). She said God revealed to her; according to the covenant of grace, this made her a saint. Whether the court agreed with this or not, she believed she had the holy right to disobey men's laws. This was another reason the Puritan leadership thought Anne was such a threat. Since she felt she had the status of a saint, she would continue to preach her ideas because she was allowed to violate the law since she thought she was a saint.

Anne Hutchinson was a natural leader, a passionate Puritan with radical ideals. Her dedication toward religion lured people into her beliefs, making her a serious threat for the traditional Puritans of New England.

strengthen Puritanism in the colony. Nevertheless, they were not considered religious leaders; they just followed what the church ordered. Winthrop believed that, "wome

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