women in work and politics

What year did women in the Weimar get the ability to vote

1918

Name 2 political parties many women would join in the Weimar Republic

Centre party or social democratic party

Word for women when they had jobs that men thought were stolen from them

Double earners

What types of jobs did women hold in the Weimar Republic

Teaching, nursing

What impact did economic crisis have on women’s jobs

They were the first to be sacked

What kind of social reforms did women campaign for

Better working conditions

In what area of government were wome elected in

Reichstag

what article stated men and women should be treated equally

Article 109

What major event meant more women entered the work field

WW1 and men being off at war, many women took over previously only male dominated roles

What did some people blame women for

Nazi rise and losing the war