Zusammenfassung der Ressource
How successfully did the Nazis impose
their ideology on German women?
- Nazis believed women should concentrate on
childbearing and supporting their husbands
- This distinct role for women was seen as important and of equal
value to the role of men
- Many of the Nazis' reactionary ideas were
widely held, and many women viewed their
policies positively
- Nazi policies towards women were in some
respects contradictory
- The Nazis stressed the role of the family, but increasingly they
were prepared to encourage divorce and extra-marital sex to
breed more genetically pure German
- The Gov. provided marriage loans and increased welfare
services for mothers
- The Nazis initially encouraged and forced women to give up some jobs, but this trend
was reversed during the Second World War
- Women's opportunities in universities were initially
restricted, but this policy too was later reversed
- The Nazis set up several women's organisations that
involved women outside the family sphere
- Women's experience of the Third Reich was complex and varied,
and was not simply a reflection of Nazi ideology