Hitler had very clear, strong views about the role of women in Nazi Germany.

Their role was to :Their role was to :

1. Stay at home Stay at home

2.2. Support their husbandsSupport their husbands

3.3. Have as many children as possible!!!Have as many children as possible!!!

Women in Germany were told to stick to the 3 K’s :

inder (Children)

irche (Church)

uche (Cooking)

1.1.WOMEN WERE BARRED FROM SOME WOMEN WERE BARRED FROM SOME JOBS.JOBS.

Many female teachers, doctors, lawyers were fired when Hitler came to power.

2. WOMEN WERE DISCOURAGED FROM WOMEN WERE DISCOURAGED FROM UNIVERSITY.UNIVERSITY.

Only 10% of students were women. Nazis felt studying would stop them having a family.

3. WOMEN WERE BARRED FROM JURY 3. WOMEN WERE BARRED FROM JURY SERVICE! SERVICE!

Hitler felt they were ‘too emotional’ to be effective!

4. CHILDLESS COUPLES WERE CHILDLESS COUPLES WERE ENCOURAGED TO FIND NEW ENCOURAGED TO FIND NEW PARTNERS!PARTNERS!

• Contraception was banned.

• Childless couples were encouraged to DIVORCE or find new partners!

5. A NAZI WAY OF LIFE WAS A NAZI WAY OF LIFE WAS ENCOURAGED!ENCOURAGED!

• Women were banned from smoking (unladylike)

• Make up, wearing trousers and dyeing hair and slimming was also discouraged!

6. LEBENSBORNLEBENSBORN

• This was called ‘Spring of life’

• It was a brothel where unmarried mothers could go to become pregnant by Aryan racially pure SS men!

Hitler encouraged bigger families toHitler encouraged bigger families to:

• Make a Greater racially pure Germany

• Make a larger army

1.1.A MOTHERHOOD MEDALA MOTHERHOOD MEDAL was given to women with the most children (Gold medal for 8)

2.2.Good LOANSGood LOANS (1 years wages) were given to newly married couples. On the birth of 4 children they could keep the money.

1.1.The The LoansLoans were popular and did help were popular and did help to encourage familiesto encourage families

2.2.The Motherhood medal gave pride to The Motherhood medal gave pride to some motherssome mothers

3.3.Families were encouraged and Families were encouraged and supported. Many in Germany liked this supported. Many in Germany liked this (eg church) (eg church)

4.4.Many women liked being supported in Many women liked being supported in this rolethis role

5.5.Men had a greater prospect of a job Men had a greater prospect of a job

6.6.Most women were actually against the Most women were actually against the Nazis to begin with but began to Nazis to begin with but began to support them – showing the popularity support them – showing the popularity of their policiesof their policies

1.1.Many women resented losing their Many women resented losing their jobs and not being allowed to studyjobs and not being allowed to study

2.2.They didn’t like having their freedoms They didn’t like having their freedoms stopped.stopped.

3.3.Encouraging divorce was not liked by Encouraging divorce was not liked by the church.the church.

4.4.Many Lebensborn children grew up Many Lebensborn children grew up fatherlessfatherless

5.5.The German population didn’t increase The German population didn’t increase hugely. (Sterilisation)hugely. (Sterilisation)

6.6.Women had to be put into jobs due to Women had to be put into jobs due to the war. the war.