What were the Nazis views on women | 1) Aryan with blonde hair and blue eyes
2) Had to look traditional
3) no makeup, hair in plaits, flat shoes, and plain cloths |
What were Nazis views on women and family | - Women were meant to look after the home and bear children
- encouraged to be sturdy in their build as it helped with childbirths
- Kinder(Children), Kuche(Kitchen), Kirche(Church) |
What were Nazis views on marriage | - They passed the law for the encouragement of marriage in 1933 because they wanted all women to marry
- This gave the couple a 1000 mark loan which was equivalent to 8 months wages |
Nazis on childbirth | - they were pro-natalist and wanted women to have lots of kids to keep the Aryan race going
- Each child meant a 250 mark deduction from the marriage loan, so if they had 4 kids they were free of the loan |
The mother hood cross | - another incentive to have kids
bronze- 4 kids
silver - 6 kids
gold - 8 kids |
How much did the birth rate increase by | 15 babies per 1000 in 1932
to
19 babies per 1000 in 1938 |
How did the Nazis keep women in the house | -1933 women were banned from having professional jobs
- Used propaganda |
Why did this not fully work though | Women were cheap laborers and employment rise from 2.4 million from 1933-39 |
How did the Nazis try to educate women | - German workers enterprise - ran classes on how to run home
- shools began to teach women domestic skills
-from 1937 girls in Grammer school were forbidden to prepare for university |
What was the volunteering programme | A place where Aryan women could have babies with SS |