Introduction

Chapter 1. French legislation concerning Religious Congregations (1901-1903)

Hardening of the Position of the French Government

Anti-Church Legislation, 1901-1903

Chapter 2. Application of the Laws to Specific Religious Institutes

Official Communication of the Laws of Dissolution of Religious Orders

Appeal to Government for Authorization and Rejection of This Appeal

The Response of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate

Chapter 3. The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate after the Law of July 7, 1904

Consequences of the Government's Drastic Decisions

Particular Condition of the Houses in Corsica

Secularization within the Daughters of Mary Immaculate

The Situation of the Third Order at Auch

Chapter 4. Means Adopted to Ensure the Survival of the Work of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate

Problems Resulting form the Uncertainty of the Situation

Trials and Failures of the New Foundations

Initiatives Permitting the Work To Continue

Sources Consulted

Index