Women in Nazi society / Jill Stephenson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, Jill

Contributor:

Taylor and Francis eBooks.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; v. 35.

Routledge library editions. Women's history ; v. 35

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei.

Women--Germany--Social conditions.

Women.

Germany.

Social conditions.

Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.

Politics and government.

Political science.

Women--Social conditions.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages).

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Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This fascinating book examines the position of women under the Nazis. The National Socialist movement was essentially male-dominated, with a fixed conception of the role women should play in society; while man was the warrior and breadwinner, woman was to be the homemaker and childbearer. The Nazi obsession with questions of race led to their insisting that women should be encouraged by every means to bear children for Germany, since Germany's declining birth rate in the 1920s was in stark contrast with the prolific rates among the 'inferior' peoples of eastern Europe, who were seen by the Nazis as Germany's foes. Thus, women were to be relieved of the need to enter paid employment after marriage, while higher education, which could lead to ambitions for a professional career, was to be closed to girls, or, at best, available to an exceptional few. All Nazi policies concerning women ultimately stemmed from the Party's view that the German birth rate must be dramatically raised.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally published in 1975 by Croom Helm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780203103975

0203103971

OCLC:

841171591

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.