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5. Natural Children, Abandoned Mothers, and Emancipated Fathers
Illegitimacy and Unwed Motherhood
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Suzanne Desan
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Freedom of the Heart 15
- 2. The Political Power of Love 47
- 3. Broken Bonds 93
- 4. “War between Brothers and Sisters” 141
- 5. Natural Children, Abandoned Mothers, and Emancipated Fathers 178
- 6. What Makes a Father? 220
- 7. Reconstituting the Social after the Terror 249
- 8. The Genesis of the Civil Code 283
- Conclusion 311
- Appendix I: Communes in the Calvados Studied for Cases of Divorce 319
- Appendix II: Chronology of Revolutionary Family Laws and Decrees 325
- Note on Archival Sources 333
- Abbreviations 335
- Notes 337
- Index 437
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Acknowledgments xi
- Introduction 1
- 1. Freedom of the Heart 15
- 2. The Political Power of Love 47
- 3. Broken Bonds 93
- 4. “War between Brothers and Sisters” 141
- 5. Natural Children, Abandoned Mothers, and Emancipated Fathers 178
- 6. What Makes a Father? 220
- 7. Reconstituting the Social after the Terror 249
- 8. The Genesis of the Civil Code 283
- Conclusion 311
- Appendix I: Communes in the Calvados Studied for Cases of Divorce 319
- Appendix II: Chronology of Revolutionary Family Laws and Decrees 325
- Note on Archival Sources 333
- Abbreviations 335
- Notes 337
- Index 437