Nazi policies towards women Flashcards
What was the ideal women in the Nazi’s view?
Aryan women, no makeup, hair in plaits, plain clothes and flat shoes
What were women expected to do in Nazi Germany?
Look after the home and bear children of the Third Reich.
Encouraged to be sturdy in their build to bear children
What were the three Ks by which women were meant to follow?
kuche (kitchen), kinder (children), Kirche (church)
What Law did the Nazis pass to encourage marriage? What did this law entail?
the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage 1933
- provided the wife left her job
Newly-weds would be given loan of 1000 marks
was the the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage successful?
Marriage numbers rose, however that may have just been due to the improvements of the economy
How could families involved in the the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage pay back their loan without money?
Every child they birthed would allow them to keep 1/4 the loan.
What happened on Hitler’s mother’s birthday? ( 12 august )
Women with large families were given medals
What was the Motherhood cross?
Another incentive to have children
Bronze Medal given to mothers with 4 children
Silver Medal given to mothers with 6 children
Gold Medal given to mothers with 8 children
How did the birthrate increase 1932-1938
1932: 15 babies per 1000
1938: 19 babies per 1000
What did the Nazi divorce law in 1938 state?
A divorce is permitted if the couple can biologically not have children
led to increase in divorce 1939
What was the Lebensborn
A program where specially chosen unmarried women got impregnated by SS men to “donate a baby to the Fuhrere”
What was the German Women’s enterprise?
A radio show which talked about household topics and skills of motherhood
How was university enrolment limited to women?
only 10% of admissions could be women
What was the law that prevented people with disablilities from having children by sterilising them?
Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily diseased Offspring 1933
How many people were sterilised as a result of the Law for the Prevention of Genetically diseased Offspring
320,000
what was the law that encouraged racially pure marriage
Law for the Protection of the
German Blood and Honour 1935
How did Nazis attempt to stop women from working
Banned women from having professional jobs from 1933
Propaganda stressed that women were not to steal jobs from men
Were Nazi attempts to stop having women in work successful?
No, they were cheap labourers
female employment rose by 2.4million between 1933-39
What happened in 1937 that lead to women going back into work?
Germany was rearming so men were joining the army. Therefore they needed women to take over the jobs men left behind
What was the compulsory “duty year” for women entering employment?
This usually meant helping on a farm or in a family home in return for bed and board but no pay.
What was the name of the concentration camp women were sent to if they protested against Nazi ideas and policies?
Moringen
