Congregationalists (UCC) - Religious Group Timeline Association

Event	Introduction	Type
Antoinette Brown Ordained by Congregationalists	In 1853, Antoinette Brown (1825-1921), a woman's rights activist and abolitionist, became the first woman to be ordained by a Mainline Protestant church.
Execution of Mary Dyer	On June 1, 1660, Mary Dyer (1611-1660), a friend of Anne Hutchinson, was executed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her Quaker faith.
Trial of Anne Hutchinson	In 1637, Anne Hutchinson was put on trial in Massachusetts for promoting "free grace" theology and challenging colonial authorities.

Name	Introduction
Bradstreet, Anne	Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) was one of early America's first noteworthy poets.
Hutchinson, Anne	Anne Hutchinson's (1591-1643) preaching and unorthodox theology posed a threat to colonial authority in Massachusetts. She fled to Rhode Island after being excommunicated.
Wheatley, Phillis	Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) became the first published African-American female poet. Most of her poetry contained religious themes.