I didn't use the words "negation" or "insult". My aim in pointing out her earlier aspirations vs. the traditional wife and mother role was in the context of what modern readers might expect from a feminist heroine. And I also tried to make it clear that I personally didn't expect anything like a modern feminist approach by this series, due to the time period it was written in.

I don't think becoming a wife and mother was a bad role model, per se. It was certainly expected of women at the time, and it would've been unusual for Anne to have a career and no family of her own. I do understand some fans' disappointment, however, because the focus of the series changes as it progresses. Anne is less the main character and an individual, and more seen only in the context of a wife and mother - especially after she starts having kids. (I'm not a fan of the books that contain a great deal about her children and do not find them compelling as characters. The exception is that we see more of Rilla in the last book, instead of a superficial skimming of one of many semi-generic child characters.)

But they're still good books, IMO, and if I had kids, I would introduce them to Montgomery's writing along with many other childhood favorites.