women under the Nazis 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?
to have more kids and bring them up
to take care of the house and their husbands
stop women in paid employment
what was the NSF?
Nationalist Socialist Womanhood
how many women in the Nazi Reichstag?
0
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 1935 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
how many unmarried women had WW1 left.
1.8 million
what did the Nazis believe was the main aim for women?
- to have more children and bring them up
- to care for the house and their husbands
- stop paid employment for women
what was the cap on university students being female?
10%
how big of a loan was given to women who left their jobs to get married?
interest free loan of RM 600
what was the role of organisatiosn such as the NSF and DFW?
were supposed to enhance the party’s anti-feminist ideology
through social, educational and cultural programmes
how could anti-feminism and rearmament coincide?
if economic growth was slowed down
number of women employed in 1937
5.7 million
number of women employed in 1939
7.1 million
why did women remain underemployed during the war?
- Germany’s poor economic mobilisation
- women were less convinced in working in arms factories
- women took on responsibilities in farming
how many Lebensborn were born during the Nazi regime?
11,000
what were some policies directed at women by the Nazis?
marriage loans
renewal of the anti-abortion law
restriction to contraception
reduction in income tax
when were marriage loans introduced?
June 1933
after how many kids was income tax removed?
6
