Place et rôle des femmes dans la résolution des affaires civiles à l’époque moderne en Roussillon

Abstract

Documented examples of women's interventions in reconciliation processes in the counties that became the province of Roussillon are extremely rare in the modern period. This is partly due to the increased rigor with which the woman is considered legally incapable. The mere mention of an intervention could vitiate court decisions or laboriously concluded transactions before a notary. This did not prevent women from having an important role, recognized, in a domestic context as with allies or the neighborhood, provided that it does not appear

Keywords

• women
• justice
• Roussillon
• civil affairs
• lawsuit
• modern era