Chapter 3 Aurore Gagnon, the “Child Martyr”

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables and Boxes vii
4. List Of Illustrations ix
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Introduction 1
7. In the Good Old Days: A Rural Society, 1850–1919
8. A Discourse Full of Good Intentions 11
9. Everyday Violence within Families, 1850–1919 37
10. An Urban Society, 1920–1939
11. Aurore Gagnon, the “Child Martyr” 79
12. A More Moderate Approach, 1920–1939 105
13. Violence Viewed from the Juvenile Delinquents’ Court, 1920–1939 119
14. From World War II to the Quiet Revolution, 1940–1969
15. New Expertise and a Different Approach to Parenting, 1940–1969 145
16. “Is That a Good Way to Raise Children?” Violence in the Advice Columns, 1940–1969 191
17. Violence Viewed from the Juvenile Delinquents’ Court and the Children’s Aid Clinic, 1940–1965 221
18. Aurore, Pauline, Hélène, and Barbara: The Child Martyrs of Allô Police, 1953–1965 249
19. “Humour Is No Laughing Matter”: Corporal Punishment in Quebec Comic Strips, 1945–1969 273
20. Conclusion 295
21. Oral Testimonies 301
22. Notes 303
23. Bibliography 363
24. Index of Names 385
25. Books in the Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada Series 395