history hitler women and youth

law of encouragement of marriage 1933

loan 1000 marks to couples

every child 250 marks off debt

lebensborn programme 1935

aimed for a strong aryan race

aryan women encouraged to have child with SS officer

8000 born

sterilization and law for the prevention of diseased offspring

‘unfit’ mothers e.g. mental illness anti-social behaviour forced to be sterilized

mothers cross medal

8 children = gold medal

6 children = silver medal

4 children = bronze medal

women sacked from key jobs 1933

female teachers, doctors, judges sacked

working discouraged

15% removed including 4000 teachers

Behaviour and fashion of German women was controlled

smoking banned

traditional clothing

slim figure discouraged