Women Of The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Who Were Persecuted
Women in the sixteenth and seventeenth century were having a hard time with expressing themselves in a male-dominated society that refused to grant merit to women’s views. A lot of events in the political and cultural areas during these centuries helped get attention to women’s issues such as education reform, further down the line women were increasingly able to speak out against injustices. Though feminism was nonexistent in these times, many women expressed themselves and exposed the conditions the faced, although often indirectly, using a variety of undermining and creative methods. The society structure of sixteenth century Europe allowed women limited opportunities …show more content…
Though women were not acknowledged, they continued to play a significant, role in both political and economic structures through their primarily domestic activities. In the home they often acted as counselors, calming their spouse’s words and actions. Women were not directly involved in politics, the roles they had within the family and local community allowed them to influence the political system. They were discouraged from expressing political views that counter their husbands’ or openly put down established systems; nevertheless, several women were able to make public their private views through the veil of personal, religious writings. Again women risk their lives to challenged societal norms and prejudices. Both Mary Dyer and Anne Hutchinson were put on trail for their religious views and controversial actions. Anne Hutchison was excommunicated for her outspoken views and controversial actions, consistently challenging the authorities of the Puritan Clergy. Indians later massacred her and her family. Massachusetts lawyer John Winthrop wrote in his journal about her death “ Thus it had pleased the Lord to have compassion of his poor churches here, and to discover this great imposter, an instrument of Satan so fitted and trained to his service for interrupting the passage [of his] kingdom in this part of the world, and poisoning the churches herr… The American Jeze bel kept her strength and reputation, even among the people of God, till the hand of civil justice laid hold on her, and the faithful to be freed from her forgeries…” Mary Dyer sided with Anne Hutchison controversial actions and views. She was banished for giving birth to several deformed stillborn infants and for repeatedly challenging the Massachusetts laws than send Quakers from the colony. During Mary’s trail Winthrop described what one of her stillborn looked like “ it was of ordinary bigness; it had a
Who Were Persecuted
Women in the sixteenth and seventeenth century were having a hard time with expressing themselves in a male-dominated society that refused to grant merit to women’s views. A lot of events in the political and cultural areas during these centuries helped get attention to women’s issues such as education reform, further down the line women were increasingly able to speak out against injustices. Though feminism was nonexistent in these times, many women expressed themselves and exposed the conditions the faced, although often indirectly, using a variety of undermining and creative methods. The society structure of sixteenth century Europe allowed women limited opportunities …show more content…
Though women were not acknowledged, they continued to play a significant, role in both political and economic structures through their primarily domestic activities. In the home they often acted as counselors, calming their spouse’s words and actions. Women were not directly involved in politics, the roles they had within the family and local community allowed them to influence the political system. They were discouraged from expressing political views that counter their husbands’ or openly put down established systems; nevertheless, several women were able to make public their private views through the veil of personal, religious writings. Again women risk their lives to challenged societal norms and prejudices. Both Mary Dyer and Anne Hutchinson were put on trail for their religious views and controversial actions. Anne Hutchison was excommunicated for her outspoken views and controversial actions, consistently challenging the authorities of the Puritan Clergy. Indians later massacred her and her family. Massachusetts lawyer John Winthrop wrote in his journal about her death “ Thus it had pleased the Lord to have compassion of his poor churches here, and to discover this great imposter, an instrument of Satan so fitted and trained to his service for interrupting the passage [of his] kingdom in this part of the world, and poisoning the churches herr… The American Jeze bel kept her strength and reputation, even among the people of God, till the hand of civil justice laid hold on her, and the faithful to be freed from her forgeries…” Mary Dyer sided with Anne Hutchison controversial actions and views. She was banished for giving birth to several deformed stillborn infants and for repeatedly challenging the Massachusetts laws than send Quakers from the colony. During Mary’s trail Winthrop described what one of her stillborn looked like “ it was of ordinary bigness; it had a