You're criticizing a person who died over a hundred years ago about modern progressive values that are only just getting real traction over the past 20-30 years

You're criticizing a person who died over a hundred years ago about modern progressive values that are only just getting real traction over the past 20-30 years. It's worth pointing out that the statement is misogynistic, but where do you want to go from there? Chekhov is dead, so certainly he isn't going to change his writing. But he is in numerous company of great writers who show outdated cultural values despite the quality of their work, so it doesn't sound like you're trying to outright dismiss the piece either. It's a pretty well established pattern when we run into cultural issues like misogyny and racism in older works to take the valuable parts and address the harmful parts at the point of interpretation. I think you were voted down because 1. the mention of motherhood is pretty obviously sexist, so 2. people wanted to see you interpret the point into additional discussion, rather than just point it out.