Women Flashcards
what was the slogan adopted by the Nazis to describe the role of women?
Kinder Kuch Kirche
what was the main aim set for women by the Nazis?
produce an Aryan population large enough to maintain the 1000 year Reich!
what was the NSF?
Nationalist Socialist Womanhood
how many women in the Nazi Reichstag?
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how did eugenics affect the role of women?
the Nazis encouraged pure German couples to breed
there were laws to stop pure and impure Germans from breeding
how did the Nazis promote marriage?
couples were given marriage loans but only for the racially fit
how did Nazis help with families?
the ‘suitable’ families would be given help with school fees and transport fares were provided for the families
an interview would have to be taken to differentiate between suitable and unsuitable family
what was the Lebensborn programme?
started in 1936 by a branch in the SS
aim was to produce healthy Aryan children
selected SS men would breed with as many ‘racially pure’ young women
the programme had its own hospitals, clinics and children homes
who adopted babies from the Lebensborn programme?
the children were adopted by ‘fit’ Germans couples who had trouble concieving
what was the biggest affect of Nazi policies on women?
many lost their jobs and also could not find any work
what happened to ‘professional’ women?
they would be sidelined to lower departments which did not suit their expertise:
- female doctors could only work in maternity wards
- female teachers could only teach in lower schools
- female civil servants could only work in women departments
