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Colonial America

Quaker Woman Hanged

Quaker Woman Hanged
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Quaker Woman Hanged

On June 1st 1660, Mary Dyer was hanged by the commonwealth of Massachusetts, after re-entering the colony. She was found guilty of spreading the doctrines of Quakerism, which the Massachusetts court called "rebellious disobedience".

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