The trial of jeanne catherine : infanticide in early modern geneva / edited by Sarah Beam.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Beam, Sarah, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Infanticide--History--Switzerland--Sources--Geneva--17th century.
• Trials (Infanticide)--History--Switzerland--Sources--Geneva--17th century.
• Thomasset, Jeanne Catherine--Trials, litigation, etc--Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : University of Toronto Press, [2021]

Summary:

In 1686 in Geneva, a single mother named Jeanne Catherine Thomasset is charged with poisoning two young children: her own illegitimate daughter and the son of a rural wet nurse. So begins a harrowing criminal trial during which authorities interrogate Jeanne Catherine several times, sometimes with torture, to determine the truth. The Trial of Jeanne Catherine is a suspenseful historical mystery that offers students the opportunity to learn about motherhood, child rearing, gender, religion, local politics, and the practice of criminal justice in early modern Europe. This edition provides the complete trial transcript as well as the deliberations of the Genevan authorities and relevant correspondence.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• The Trial
• References
• Index

Notes:

• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4875-8770-8

OCLC:

1197627579