Feminist Emancipation" and Liberty of Woman in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D’Urbervilles"

I have read Pride and Prejudice and Tess of the Durbervilles. One of the main themes of those novels is feminism. Consequently, I wondered what this Jane Austen novel had to say about this.

How does those novel portray women? Are they dull helpless beings that need men and marriage for support? Is a woman's only purpose in life to find a suitable husband?

Can one consider the protagonists, Elizabeth and Tess, a feminist? Why and why not? Please provide examples.

How does the "Pride and Prejudice" and "Tess of the D’Urbervilles" approach feminism? Is it for it or against it? Or does it not relate to the topic at all?

How "Feminist Emancipation" and Liberty of Woman are interrelated in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D’Urbervilles"