Women In Nazi Germany Flashcards
In 1933 how many of the Reichstag members were women
1/10
Between 1933 and 1936 married women were excluded from
Employment in medicine, law and high ranks of civil service
After 1934 laws against
Abortion were enforced
Contraception was increasingly restricted
Nazi medals were given to
Mothers
Bronze for those who had 5 children
Silver for 6
Gold for 8
The Nazis offered special loans to
New brides who would have children
They set up the
Germans Women Enterprise
Gertrude Schultz- Klink
Was presented as the ideal German woman (aryan)
In 1900 there had been
2 million births but this has dropped to 1 million by 1933
In 1936 a labour shortage meant
That women were now encouraged to work
By 1939 there were 7
Million women in work
There were 7 million in work but this was less than the
7.41 million women who were working in 1928
Numbers of women working increased from
5 to 6 million from 1933 to 1937
The number of births increased from
1 million to 1.4 million between 1943-1939
The Nazis used slogans like
I have donated a child to the Führer
Loan of 1000RM on condition that women
Gave up employment and repayments reduced with child birth
