How did the Nazis try How did the Nazis try to direct the role of to direct the role of

women ?women ?““Take hold of kettle, broom Take hold of kettle, broom and pan, Then you’ll surely and pan, Then you’ll surely get a man! Shop and office get a man! Shop and office leave alone, Your true life leave alone, Your true life

work lies at Home.”work lies at Home.”

Who could have written this? What are they aiming for?

"The mission of women is to be "The mission of women is to be _________ and to bring _______ into _________ and to bring _______ into

the world. This is not at all the world. This is not at all as.........unmodern as it sounds. as.........unmodern as it sounds. The female bird pretties herself The female bird pretties herself for her mate and hatches eggs for her mate and hatches eggs for him. In exchange, the male for him. In exchange, the male takes care of gathering _____, takes care of gathering _____,

and stands guard and wards off and stands guard and wards off the ______." the ______." 

______________, writing in 1929.______________, writing in 1929.

beautiful Children

foodenemy

Joseph Goebbels

SOURCE 352. What

methods dothe Nazis use toshow the ideal German family

in thisPoster?

1. What do you think they were

aiming toachieve? (purpose)

AimsAims

Understand Understand howhow the Nazis tried to the Nazis tried to use the women to their advantage.use the women to their advantage.

Understand Understand whywhy they did this. they did this.

The Nazis were very male-dominated The Nazis were very male-dominated and sexist.   Nazi ideas saw and sexist.   Nazi ideas saw the role of women     as child-bearers   as child-bearers and creator of the family.   and creator of the family.   

Slogan – Slogan –

Kinder, Kirche, Kuche - (Children, Kinder, Kirche, Kuche - (Children, Church, Cooking)Church, Cooking)

Children Children

The Law for the Encouragement of Marriage The Law for the Encouragement of Marriage gave newly-wed couples a loan of 1000 marks.gave newly-wed couples a loan of 1000 marks.

They were allowed to keep 250 marks for each They were allowed to keep 250 marks for each child they had.    child they had.   

Mothers who had more than 8 children were Mothers who had more than 8 children were given a gold medal, silver for six and bronze given a gold medal, silver for six and bronze for four children.  for four children.  

MothercrossMothercross

Lebensborn - Spring of LifeLebensborn - Spring of Life

Participants in LebensbornParticipants in Lebensborn

A Lebensborn child todayA Lebensborn child today

As the war progressed the Lebensborn programme increased with the Nazis taking children.

The League of German Maidens

Stay home! Have more babies!Have healthier babies!

Traditional balance

Grow the population

Aryan Race

Create employment

Gain supporters

Sense of order

Divorce was made easier for childless couples.

Married women were excluded from the civil

service and other professions.

Abortion was restricted and the use of birth

control for Aryans was condemned.

Advice was given on which types of partners women should marry.

Aryan women given a marriage loan of 1000 marks to stay at home. 250 did not have to be

paid back with each child.

Lebensborn porgramme : SS men fertilised young women so they could ‘donate a baby to the

fuhrer’.

Employers were encouraged to employ

men in favour of women

Mother Cross

Numbers of women allowed into university

restricted

Motherhood skills were taught by women’s enterprise (DFW)

Sterilisation Law (1933) resulted in 320,000

being neutered due to mental deficiency / hereditary disease

There were generous welfare payments for

mothers.

Kinder, Kirche, KucheMake up and high heels

discouraged

Why?Why?

Traditional valuesTraditional values SexistSexist ChildrenChildren Create work as women left jobs to Create work as women left jobs to

take traditional roletake traditional role

How successful were their How successful were their policies?policies?

Successful – Nazi View Many women agreed with Many women agreed with

Hitler and the Nazis Hitler and the Nazis particularly in rural areasparticularly in rural areas

Women no longer kept Women no longer kept men out of jobsmen out of jobs

Increased birth rateIncreased birth rate Working class girls and Working class girls and

women gained the chance women gained the chance to travel thorough Nazi to travel thorough Nazi organisationsorganisations

Unsuccessful – Female View

Opportunities limited for Opportunities limited for womenwomen

Civil rights restrictedCivil rights restricted DiscriminationDiscrimination Women struggled with Women struggled with

demands of work and demands of work and family when they were family when they were needed later in the warneeded later in the war

Could not serve in armed Could not serve in armed forcedforced

Nazi policy of traditional Nazi policy of traditional balance clashed with their balance clashed with their needs after 1942.needs after 1942.