She is one of the most important figures in American history. She had 15 children and her descendants include Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, George HW Bush, his son, W, presidential contender Stephen A Douglas, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mitt Romney and actor Ted Danson. She has a river and a parkway near New York City named after her. Some people think she was the model for Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter. In 1637, when under attack from the elders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, she defended herself, saying God Himself told her what to do. She was in hot water for two reasons.
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