Elisa-Maria Hiemer is a research associate at Freie Universität Berlin, working on a global family history project. Besides questions of gender, her research includes Polish-German relations, urban narratives, and memory studies at the intersection of culture, literature, and history in Central Europe.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Interwar Poland: Navigating Crises While Taking Action 3. Crisis of The Family? Milosc, Malzenstwo, Macierzynstwo 4. The Suwalki Court Trials on Abortion and Neonaticide 5. Conclusion Epilogue. Fast Forward One Century Bibliography Index

Elisa-Maria Hiemer is a research associate at Freie Universität Berlin, working on a global family history project. Besides questions of gender, her research includes Polish-German relations, urban narratives, and memory studies at the intersection of culture, literature, and history in Central Europe.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Interwar Poland: Navigating Crises While Taking Action 3. Crisis of The Family? Milosc, Malzenstwo, Macierzynstwo 4. The Suwalki Court Trials on Abortion and Neonaticide 5. Conclusion Epilogue. Fast Forward One Century Bibliography Index

Elisa-Maria Hiemer is a research associate at Freie Universität Berlin, working on a global family history project. Besides questions of gender, her research includes Polish-German relations, urban narratives, and memory studies at the intersection of culture, literature, and history in Central Europe.

• List of Tables List of Figures Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Interwar Poland: Navigating Crises While Taking Action 3. Crisis of The Family? Milosc, Malzenstwo, Macierzynstwo 4. The Suwalki Court Trials on Abortion and Neonaticide 5. Conclusion Epilogue. Fast Forward One Century Bibliography Index