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[email protected] THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES REVOLUTIONARY MARRIAGE: FAMILY, STATE, AND NATALISM FROM THE ANCIEN RÉGIME TO THE NAPOLEONIC ERA By ALLYCE SMITH A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2013 Allyce Smith defended this Thesis on March 28, 2013. The members of the supervisory committee were: Rafe Blaufarb Professor Directing Thesis Darrin McMahon Committee Member Suzanne Sinke Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the Thesis has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii I dedicate this Thesis to my sister, Madison. Your unwavering support and positivity made this entire process possible. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to thank my committee members for their superior guidance throughout the writing process. Dr. Blaufarb, thank you for pushing me to become a better writer. Dr. McMahon thank you for enlightening me on current historiography. Dr. Sinke, thank you for believing in me as an undergraduate student in your Senior Seminar class. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures ...............................................................................................................................