Changed Anna Karenina

In the beginning of nineteenth century many European writers were the most public voices arguing for legal and social equality between the sexes, female reformers began to organize around mid-century. Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina” illustrates a woman’s position in the society of nineteen century. Sexism prevents the society from its cultural development and eliminating social inequality as portrayed in Anna Karenina.
Like the majority of her European counterparts, a Russian woman’s father and husband controlled most aspects of her life. Even noblewoman, as portrayed by Anna Karenina, could not vote, hold her own passport or attend high schools or universities. Noble Russian woman did enjoy one legal right not held by most other European women: They could hold property. As it is shown in Tolstoy’s novel, Anna had her own summer cottage where she enjoyed being alone.

The lack of education did not allow a woman in nineteenth century to support her...