Women in Nazi Germany

In Nazi Germany, Hitler said that women were __________ to men.

equal

The Nazi idealogy concerning women was that they were equal to men, but just had different roles in life. Men’s job was to work and protect the country, whereas women were told to do ______work and have _____.

house, children

Women were typically expected to adopt a “__________” look, with plaits or ______.

natural, buns

Girls wore _____ skirts, and ______ was banned.

skirts, makeup

Women joined ______ clubs.

cooking

How many women attended courses on cooking, childcare, sewing, etc?

1.7 million

When was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage decreed?

1933

How did the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage work?

It gave loans of up to 1,000 German Marks to encourage young couples to marry. And every time a child was born to that family, ¼ of the loan was removed without the need to pay it back. If you had 4 children, you didn’t have to pay back anything.

The loans provided by the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage were only available if the woman agreed to __________. They also weren’t available to _____.

stay home and not work, Jews

What was the name of the medal given to mothers for the number of children they had?

Mother’s Cross

How many children did you need to have to be awarded the bronze mothers cross?

4-5

How many children did you need to have to be awarded the silver Mother’s Cross?

6-7

How many children did you need to have to be awarded the gold Mother’s Cross?

8 or more

The mother’s Cross became so valued that the __________ had to salute wearers of ______ medals out of respect.

Hitler Youth, gold

Mothers of __ children had to name Hitler as the _____ of the child, and, if the child was a boy, name him ______.

10, godfather, Adolf

What year were divorce laws changed?

1938

If a woman would not, or could not, have children, or they had an abortion, then the huband could _________.

divorce her and marry someone else.

What were the 3 Ks?

Kinder, Kuche, Kirche

What did the 3 Ks mean?

Children, Kitchen, Church

To encourage women to stay at home and do housework, the Nazis…

banned women from professional posts such as teachers, doctors and civil servants. They banned them from being judges or lawyers, etc.

What year were women banned from professional posts?

1933

What year could women no longer be judges or lawyers?

1936