y shows that women did have some rights, and that they also had, at least in this case, the ability to defend those rights within legal institutions. Even more important is evidence of public opinion, instead of siding against Anna as an unfit daughter causing trouble for her family Halls citizens actually sided with Anna against her father. In this, both daughters obedience to father and womans obedience to man were turned on their heads, revealing that regardless of religious doctrines of male authority, life among the people was much more complex.While not a complete victory for Anna, the battle for her inheritance was not a complete loss either. She capably fought her father and even the entire city council of Hall. This was no easy task because she couldnt represent herself in court. It was one of the first times where the moral code of Germany was overturned. She contested her father and went against the respect youre supposed to have. Her story was not a complete positive statement of female dominance, because that certainly was not the case, an ugly thirty-year court battle doesnt indicate disempowerment either, even though her battle didnt personally benefit her to the fullest, it was a large step for women.In the sixteenth century the normative relations between father and child, and among siblings at this time were set in the terms of complete respect. The relations between a daughter and a father was based and was lived completely on full respect from daughter to father, there was no acts of disobedience from the daughter, and Annas life was the complete opposite. Siblings relationships during this time was also a very respected relationship, brothers and sisters were to respect each other and live with peace. Anna Buschlers lived the complete opposite life. Because of the affairs that Anna had, and the disapprovement of her father, this created a feud that would last throughout the family for a thirty-year court...
