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Legislating the French family: feminism, theater, and republican politics, 1870-1920
Jean Elisabeth Pedersen
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Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright and Permissions
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Frontispiece
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Introduction
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Part I The Meanings of Marriage The Politics of Separation and Divorce
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Chapter 1 Is France a "Latin Country"? Republican Citizenship and French National Identity in the Divorce Debates of 1870-1884
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[Intro]
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Madame Cavarlet: The Controversies, the Crowd, and the Critics
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Divorce as a Feminist Reform
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Feminist Protest and Naquet's Project
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Naquet's Proposals and Public Responses
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Naquet's Proposal in Parliament
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Conclusion
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Chapter 2 "Fog from the North" Social Theater, Cosmopolitan Culture, and The Fin de Siècle Marriage Crisis, 1884-1902
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[Intro]
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Paul Hervieu and Les tenailles
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Hervieu's Play and Its Public
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Hervieu's Irène and Ibsen's Nora
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Alternate Endings and Audience Appeal
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Feminists, Socialists, and the Families of the Future
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Social Theater, Social Reform, and the Reinterpretation of Revolutionary Rights
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Liberty, Equality, and Divorce at the Will of One Person
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Conclusion
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Chapter 3 "Two Forms of Thought, Two Civilizations, [and] Two Worlds" New Women, Free Unions, Separation, and Divorce, 1902-1914
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[Intro]
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Paul Bourget and His Attack on the Marguerittes
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Bourget's Play and Its Public
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The Matin Survey and the Téry Feuilleton
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Separation of Church and State, Separation between Marriage and Divorce
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Radicals' Reforms and Women's Rights
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Conclusion
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Part II The Meanings of Motherhood The Politics of Paternity Suits, Abortion, and Birth Control
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Chapter 4 "All Men Are [Not] Born Free and Equal in Rights" Gender, Generation, and Class Conflict in the Debate over Illegitimacy and Paternity Suits, 1870-1884
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[Intro]
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Augier's Fourchambault and Dumas fils's Fils naturel: Parallel Plots
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Augier's Fourchambault and Dumas fils's Fils naturel: Surface Similarities and Deeper Differences
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Plays, Politics, and Paternity Suits
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Paternity Suits in Parliament
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Conclusion
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Chapter 5 "Special Customs" Paternity Suits and the Limits of Citizenship in France and the Colonies, 1890-1912
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[Intro]
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Paternity Suits and Public Interest
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Feminist Approaches to Social Reform
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Paternity Suits in Parliament: Masters, Servants, and Working-Class Women
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Paternity Suits in Parliament: French Men, Native Women, and Métis Children
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Paternity Suits and Feminist Protest
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Conclusion
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Chapter 6 "An Origin That Is Not French" Motherhood, Revolt, and Reproductive Rights before, during, and after the Great War
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[Intro]
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Motherhood and Revolt: Nelly Roussel and Par la révolte
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Motherhood and Revolt: Eugène Brieux and Maternité
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Depopulation: Gender, Professions, and Politics
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Extraparliamentary Commissions and Parliamentary Proposals
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Continuity and Change across the Great Divide
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Conclusion
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Conclusion
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Additional Resources Illustrations
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Notes
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 Republican Citizenship and National Identity
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Chapter 2 Social Theater, Cosmopolitan Culture, Marriage Crisis
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Chapter 3 New Women, Free Unions, Separation, and Divorce
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Chapter 4 Gender, Generation, and Class Conflict
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Chapter 5 Paternity Suits and the Limits of Citizenship
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Chapter 6 Motherhood, Revolt, and Repoductive Rights
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Primary Sources
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Archives and Special Collections in Paris
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Additional Libraries and Archives
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Selected Newspapers, Journals, and Other Serial Publications
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Selected Books
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Selected Secondary Sources
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Index
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About the Author
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AHR | 109.4 (October 2004) | http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/109.4/br_144.html |
JIH | 37.3 (Winter 2007): 452-453 | http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_interdisciplinary_history/v037/37.3panchasi.html |
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Published: 2004
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
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