the place of women in nazi germany Flashcards
summerise the law for the encouragment of marrage
a law introduced by hitler in 1933 stating that the government would loan 1000 marks in four instalments to newly married couples after the birth of a child.
women where expected to produce at least 4 ‘racially pure’ children and aproximatly 800,000 newly weds took up this offer
what do the three k’s - kinder, kirche, kuche directly translate too and how does this sum up hitlers view of the roll of women
children, church, cooking
he believed a womens only job was to have as many children as possible
Nazi atitudes to women and work
in nazi germany women where forced to stay at home and whilst under the weimar government there where thousands of women in work when the nazis came to power female doctors and civil servents where sacked and doctors and lawyers dismissed.
how was womens freedom ristricted at home in nazi germany?
the nazis tried to stop women from following fashion trends and wearing make up. wearing trousers was fround uppon and hair could npt be permed or dyed. dietting was also discouraged as this was not seen to be good for dieting
what was the motherhood cross?
awarded to women who had had the most children on hitler’s mother’s birthday. more the 5 million women earned the right to ware the cross and there where many privlages connected too it
how else did hitler encourage familys to have a large number of children?
he was god father to the tenth child in any family
who did not recieve the motherhood cross?
those whos family background di not fit into the steriotype of a perfect aryan
women who met the number of children but had a child who had a disability, learning disability or an uncle with a criminal record did not earn the right to wear the cross
atitudes surrounding the motherhood cross and too those with it
being refused the motherhood cross carried a huge social stigma
there where financial privlages that came with the cross
hitler youth where ordered to salute women wearing it
all tram, bus and train passangers where required by by law to give up there seat for a recipient
