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The subjugation of women in 19th century Russia as well as in the Victorian society in England is an important and an evident issue. The power dynamics of both the men and women were so crucial in both these times. Dostovoeksky's famous short story "A Meek One" (1876) overtly portrays the situation of women in 19th century Russia and also depicts how the anonymous heroine in "A Meek One" subverts the social convention of androcentric society. "Androcentrism" defines the male domination over the females. Women are relegated to the household duties by the male domination. Similarly, the subjugation of women in the Patriarchal society is also very much evident in the Victorian era (1837-1901). Many writers like Mary Chevelita Dunne famously known as George Egerton , Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Charlotte Bronte in Victorian era subvert the "Victorian Morality" and emancipate their heroines through their writings. My paper aims to delineate how Dostoevsky's writings parallels with the writings of Victorian writers such as Charlotte Bronte and how the women's situation coexists with the situation of women in Victorian society.