[1][2] This absence in sources can partly be explained by the fact that Zwingli, like other thinkers at the beginning of the Reformation, expressed and defended ideas advocating for a society based on a patriarchal model.

[1] This led Zwingli to defend her in writing:[1]"Regarding my wife, Anna Reinhart, they spread rumors everywhere that she is wealthy; but she has not a penny beyond 400 florins besides her jewelry and clothes.

The goods given to her by her children, the Meyers, are necessary for her maintenance; she is forty years old and falls ill every day; that's why I married her.

[1] This also explains why they married at a similar age, in their forties, which was rare for the time and society they lived in.

[1] Zwingli sent her a letter after her childbirth displaying tenderness towards her, indicating that the couple maintained good internal relations:[1]"Grace and peace from God.

"However, according to other interpretations, this letter does not necessarily demonstrate particular tenderness and is rather interesting because Zwingli asked her to send him his cloak, which, combined with other elements, suggests he relied on a network of women to whom he delegated some of his responsibilities.

[5] Her husband Zwingli and her son Gerold died during the Second Battle of Kappel in 1531, where she also lost a brother, a brother-in-law, and her son-in-law.

[4][5] Reinhart acquired a dual status in Protestantism; on one hand, often in older writings, she became recognized for her piety, dedication, and chastity.

[5] On the other hand, her figure was reexamined to assess Zwingli's views on women and, more importantly, to challenge some of the teachings of early Reformation thinkers in feminist theological readings.