The Nazi s were implacably opposed to feminism and women s
independence. Rosa Luxemburg became a symbol of all that most
horrified them in German society, in particular because of her
involvement in active politics. Nazi ideology saw women in the
activist role of 'wives, mothers and home-makers', and their task
was to support their fighting menfolk by providing food and making
and mending uniforms and flags.
The miscellany of women s organisations was dissolved and
reunified by Gregor Strasser in 1931, and in 1934 Gertrud
Scholtz-Klink became an overall leader of the Nazi Women s Group,
after which it functioned primarily as a propaganda channel. Part
of the policy of Gleichschaltung (co-ordination) meant that even to
join a sewing group, women had to choose the party group or
nothing.
This book provides a detailed and fascinating picture of the
origins, development and functions of the specifically women s
organisations associated with the NSDAP from their beginnings in
the early 1920s, until their demise in 1945. It traces the history
of the Nazi Women s Group, the sources of its members and analyses
their ambitions and hopes from the Frauenwerk. Its purpose is above
all to make an important contribution to the study of National
Socialism as a movement which attracted and held the enthusiasm of
a small minority of Germans who, given the chance from 1933,
attempted to impose their will on the majority.
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