Women Weimar Republic Flashcards
What was German Civil Code of 1900?
Said women could not vote could not practice law or other professions and married women had no legal status.
A woman role was seen as Kinder Kirche Ruche
How did WW1 help women
led to more work
75% of working women were in work in 1918
When did women get the right to vote
November 1918
How many women had seats in Reichstag 1919-32
112
What did Article 109 say
In principle gave women equal rights in marriage and work
Did Reichstag support women rights
Some did other were concerned about falling birth rate and high divorce rate
Examples of change for women in work
More women in white blouse jobs, more women qualified as lawyers, 36
5000 women doctors 1932
Examples of continuity in WG
Women paid 33% less than men employers preferred single women
in 1925 over a quarter of a million women were doing poorly paid jobs
Features of new women
Flappers
sexual freedom
part of racy city culture
What factors increased hostility to women
depression unemolyment
why did depression affect women less than men
Women were cheaper to employ so less likely to lose jobs
