Nazi Germany 1933-39: Role of Women 1933-39 Flashcards
1
Q
Summarise Nazi policy on women
A
- Idolised, children as a key focus
- Propaganda campaign
- Female sport encouraged for fertility
- Mothers’ Cross (4, 6, 8)
- Not expected to work
- 15% teachers and civil servants sacked
- KKK
2
Q
What was education like for women?
A
- Age 10 = Jungmadel
- Age 14 = German League of Maidens (Bund Deutscher)
- KKK enforced in education
3
Q
What was the Nazi policy on marriage for women?
A
- 1933 Law for Encouragement of Marriage
- 1934 Ten Commandments for Choice of Spouse
4
Q
What was the Law for Encouragement of Marriage?
A
Newlyweds gained 1000 Mark loan
5
Q
What was 10 Commandments for Choice of Spouse?
A
Encouraged Aryan women to marry well and keep purity
6
Q
Summarise employment for women
A
- Taken out of labour market
- Dismissed from professions 1934
7
Q
When were women dismissed from professions?
A
1934
8
Q
What physical constraints were placed on women?
A
- No make up, dye or perms
- Flat shoes to be worn
- No slimming allowed
- No smoking
- Hair in buns or plaits
9
Q
What was the breeding programme?
A
- Women seen to have biological purpose
- Mothers’ Cross incentive
- Encouraged unmarried women to have children (Lebensborns)
- Contraception and abortion banned
