Life For Women Flashcards
(10 cards)
What are the three Ks (can be said in English
Kitchen
Children
Church
What did the nazis view the role of women as being
Stay at home
Produce the next generation of Germany that would be racially pure in the pursuit of the master race
What was a German women expected to appear like
Not to wear makeup
Hair should be in plaits or buns
No to slimming as it would harm their ability to have children
What were some incentives for women to have children
A 600 mark reward for those who married and left work
Welfare allowances paid for by higher taxes on childless
Mothers of multiple children gained social status as well as lower taxes
What were negative impacts for women in Nazi germany
Childless or infertile couples encouraged to divorce
Marriage licences discouraged marriage through fear of sterilisation
Baby rates never reached the levels of the 1920s(1.5 million a year-less than pre war)
What were some successes of Nazi policies on women
Those who had many children were praised by receiving medals and status
Some women adopted domestic life enthusiastically
Women who received marriage loans were well looked after
How many women were sterilised in the 1930s
350,000
What happened to female doctors and other civil servants
Sacked in 1935
What was the group that taught women how to be good wives
The Nazis womens league
What was the award for having children and what day were these awards given on
The motherhood cross
Bronze-4
Silver-6
Gold-8
Given on hitlers mothers birthday (may 12th)
