Private Life (France)

Clémentine Vidal-Naquet (1, 2)

1 CRH (UMR 8558 CNRS / EHESS) - Centre de Recherches Historiques (CRH) _ Unité Mixte de Recherches (UMR 8558 CNRS / EHESS)
2 CHSSC - Centre d'Histoire des Sociétés, des Sciences et des Conflits - UR UPJV 4289

The war radically disrupted the private lives of French families who were practically all affected by the departure of a loved one for the frontlines. The ensuing economic, social and intimate disruptions are particularly visible when we look at the relationships of couples. This article examines the conjugal ties created while couples were separated by the war. It addresses the government measures aimed at couples separated by the war; the economic upheaval and reorganization required of families; and the reinvention of marital relations forged almost exclusively through correspondence.

Domaines: Histoire

Clémentine Vidal-Naquet. Private Life (France). 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, 2017, ⟨10.15463/ie1418.10642⟩. ⟨hal-03643743⟩