u/Researcher_27

In s4, they showed us that Michaela is not afraid of being independent. She travels without a male relative, which was very frowned upon at the time and could destroy a woman's reputation (maybe she has a trusted lady's maid?). We saw her drive her own carriage when her coachman got sick. And she suggested that she, John, and Fran organize their own breakfast when Fran was fussing at them for staying up late. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of this side of her and I hope that people don't view it as the show masculinizing her just because she's not a damsel in distress. She is a queer woman not only because of her lesbian sexuality but because she approaches life differently than most women.