6. Social Policies: Women

Question 1

Quote by Geobbels about women

Answer 1

“The mission of a women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world”

Question 2

What were all women’s organisations forced to merge with under the Nazis? Impact of this

Answer 2

All organisations forced to merge with German Women’s Enterprise (DFW)
Gained 6 million members

Question 3

Nazi changes made to marriage and the family (5)

Answer 3

Law for the Encouragement of Marriage - encouraged people to marry
Divorce Law - encouraged childbirth as a husband could divorce their wife if they couldn’t/wouldn’t have kids
Mother’s Cross gave mothers rewards for having more kids
Lebensborn gave benefits to women who had children with SS members
Law for Protection of German Blood and Honour banned women from forming relationships with undesirables/Jews

Question 4

Rewards of the Mother’s Cross

Answer 4

Browne Award for 4/5 kids
Silver Award for 6/7 kids
Gold Award for 8+ kids

Question 5

Nazi changes to women’s employment and jobs (3)

Answer 5

Women banned from professional posts in 1933
Women dismissed from work to focus on the family
No women in legal system by 1936

Question 6

Impact of Nazi changes to women’s employments and jobs

Answer 6

By 1934, 360,000 women left work

Question 7

Successes of Nazi policy towards women

Answer 7

Rise in marriages and live birthdays from 1935-1939

Question 8

Failures of Nazi policy towards women

Answer 8

Rise in women’s employment from 1933-1939
Rise in married women working outside the home from 1933-1939
Decrease in average number of children per family from 1933-1936