Bronx historian and Lehman Adjunct Professor Lloyd Ultan will deliver a talk on Anne Hutchinson on Thursday, May 12, at 1 p.m. in the Lehman College Art Gallery's Rotunda. The talk-titled "Anne Hutchinson in the Bronx: Who was She?"-is part of "The Anne Hutchinson Year," a celebration of America's first feminist and historical icon.

Given her father's strong beliefs and academic competence, it's no surprise that Anne developed an interest in religion and theology at a very young age. Anne was home-schooled, and read from her father's library, where she found there were as many new questions about faith as there seemed to be answers.

Anne Hutchinson, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1615. A Puritan, Hutchinson emigrated with her husband to America in 1634. Hutchinson settled in Massachusetts Bay, where she soon obtained a following as a preacher.

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Hutchinson's "crime" was expressing religious beliefs that were different from the colony's rulers. In the year 1637, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, that was against the law--especially for a woman. Hutchinson, a Puritan, came to America in search of a place where she could worship freely.

Not long after we moved to Pelham, my wife and I passed the sign on the Hutchinson River Parkway that informs motorists that the parkway was named for Anne Hutchinson. It also lists the years of her birth (1591) and death (1643). "Who was Anne Hutchinson?" my wife Ann asked me.

BPMM and NYC Parks join forces to celebrate the 420th anniversary of Anne Hutchinson's birth. The festival is just one of a year-long calendar of Bronx events to honor her. Hutchinson (1591-1643), who eventually settled in what is now the Bronx, was an outspoken advocate for freedom of religion and women's equality in religious matters.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum and the City of New York Parks & Recreation will celebrate the 420th anniversary of Anne Hutchinson's birth with a festival at BPMM on Sunday, June 12 from 12 to 4 p.M. Hutchinson (1591-1643), a Puritan who eventually settled in what is now the Bronx, was an outspoken advocate for freedom of religion and women's equality in religious matters.

In celebration of the 420th anniversary of Anne Hutchinson's birth, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum and the Department of Parks & Recreation offer an afternoon of colonial crafts, herbs, and music - plus Native American storytelling. The afternoon culminates with a talk on Anne Hutchinson's remarkable life.