Life for Women Flashcards
Unit 4 of the Nazi Germany section
Why were women viewed as important by the Nazis?
They would produce the future generations of the Master Race.
Give four attributes of the Master Race.
Strong, blond, white-skinned and noble
In which job sectors were women forced out of their jobs?
Professions like medicine, law, teaching and the civil service
How many female teachers were fired?
100,000
How many female doctors were fired?
3000
When were women no longer able to be appointed to the civil service?
1933
When were women no longer able to be appointed as judges?
1936
Which women kept their jobs, and why?
Women in unskilled jobs, as there was no one to replace them
What organisation did the Nazis set up to replace women’s organisations?
The Nazi Women’s League
What was the name of the women’s magazine published by the Nazis?
Frauen Warte
What were the three Ks (in German and English)?
Kinder, Küche, Kirche - children, cooking and church
How did the Nazis affect women’s lifestyle?
Women were discouraged from dieting, smoking and wearing make-up. They encouraged traditional peasant styles of fashion, flat shoes and hair in plaits or buns.
When was the Law to Reduce Unemployment introduced and what did it do?
1933 - it offered a loan to employed women who married and left work.
What did the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage do?
It gave a loan to newly married couples, the debt of which was reduced for every Aryan child born
When was the Motherhood Cross awarded?
12 August, Hitler’s mother’s birthday
Which types of awards were awarded for which amounts of children?
Bronze for 4, silver for 6, gold for 8
What did the women who were awarded the Motherhood Cross benefit from?
Lower taxation and increased state benefits
When was the Marriage Law passed?
1935
What did the Marriage Law do?
It demanded evidence of racial purity and health before a Certificate of Suitability for Marriage could be issued and a marriage could go ahead.
Give five examples of conditions under which a Certificate of Marriage would be denied.
Infertility, having had premarital sex, depression, physical deformity, epilepsy
Which law set out the conditions under which a Certificate of Marriage would be denied, and when was it passed?
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring, 1933
Around what fraction of women failed to get the certificate?
1 in 25
What was likely to happen to women who were deemed unfit mothers or likely to produce unhealthy children?
They were sterilised
How many women had been deemed unfit for motherhood and dealt with accordingly by 1939?
350,000
What happened to the conviction rate for crimes associated with abortion?
It rose by 50% between 1934 and 1938
What does Lebensborn mean?
The Spring of Life
When were the Lebensborn homes established?
1935
How many children were SS members expected to have at Lebensborn?
4
