by Nancy Kelly

We know about America's Founding Fathers but what about its Founding Mothers?

It’s the mid-1600s before the United States became a country. English Puritans are seeking refuge from persecution by sailing to the New World. There, in the wilderness of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Anne Hutchinson hopes to be able to preach, but her beliefs don't align with those of Pastor John Wilson of the First Church of Boston so she holds her own weekly meetings for women to discuss Scripture and the Sunday sermon.

Anne's friend and student, Mary Dyer leaves New England and spends several years in England, where she  develops an interest in Quakerism. Upon her return to Rhode Island, she joins her fellow Quakers in challenging the Massachusetts' law against Quakers of banishment upon pain of death.

Anne and Mary's aspirations are severely tested as they dare to challenged the colony’s leaders for the right to stand up and speak out for their beliefs—even at the risk of their liberty and lives.