Throughout the evolution of society men and women had always faced social discriminations regarding their races, genders, religions just to cite a few social issues. People who faced discrimination before the 20’s, died for the most part harshly. An important woman figure who had fought for discrimination against the preaching of her religion during the 17th century was the Quaker Mary Dyer or Mary Barrett as maiden name. Originally from England, her exact day of birth is considered unknown for the most part, but she was reportedly born in 1611. She immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1635 with her husband William Dyer then live in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1638. She later returned to England, where she lived for seven years.
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Mary Dyer believed that God does not only talk to us through the leaders of the church but as well on an individual level. She followed Anne Hutchinson ideologies, and later became an active member of the church. She organized a bible study group to educate men and women even though the colony had laws which were against the religion. After Mary Dyer had given birth to a deformed child, who was buried secretly, she was banished from Massachusetts, she then moved to Newport, Rhode Island in order to escape persecutions. During her time in Newport, Rhode Island, she reportedly gave birth to five sons and lived there for five years (National Women’s History Museum …show more content…
Back to Boston in 1957, she protested the law banishing Quakers from preaching in Massachusetts. She was expelled and again banished from Massachusetts but traveled throughout New England to preach. However, every time she was back to Massachusetts, she was arrested. She came to Boston to visit two other Quakers, William Robinson, and Marmaduke Stephenson, who were also defending the same cause. Later, they were convicted and died hanged. However, due to Mary Dyer husband relation with the government, she had the possibility to repent and not to die. But nothing could make her change her mind, she wanted to keep her values and died for her beliefs. (Quakers in the world
Mary Dyer believed that God does not only talk to us through the leaders of the church but as well on an individual level. She followed Anne Hutchinson ideologies, and later became an active member of the church. She organized a bible study group to educate men and women even though the colony had laws which were against the religion. After Mary Dyer had given birth to a deformed child, who was buried secretly, she was banished from Massachusetts, she then moved to Newport, Rhode Island in order to escape persecutions. During her time in Newport, Rhode Island, she reportedly gave birth to five sons and lived there for five years (National Women’s History Museum …show more content…
Back to Boston in 1957, she protested the law banishing Quakers from preaching in Massachusetts. She was expelled and again banished from Massachusetts but traveled throughout New England to preach. However, every time she was back to Massachusetts, she was arrested. She came to Boston to visit two other Quakers, William Robinson, and Marmaduke Stephenson, who were also defending the same cause. Later, they were convicted and died hanged. However, due to Mary Dyer husband relation with the government, she had the possibility to repent and not to die. But nothing could make her change her mind, she wanted to keep her values and died for her beliefs. (Quakers in the world