Pio Tristan

In an attempt re-establish a connection with her father's family, FT contacted her uncle Pio de Tristan in Peru.

Aline was FT 's only child to survive into adulthood. She married Clovis Gaugin in January 1846, and two years later gave birth to a son, Paul Gauguin (their second child), the future painter. In...

Some personal comments in the book had lasting repercussions. In her opening chapter, FT criticizes French writer George Sand for writing under a male pseudonym and for softening her social critique of women's position by...

FT 's uncle, Pio de Tristan , acknowledged her as the daughter of his brother Mariano by granting her a payment of 2,500 francs.

FT 's uncle Pio was not at home when she arrived. His family extended their hospitality for seven months but they did not accept her legitimacy. In the end, her uncle offered her the minimum...