Winning Women's Votes - Propaganda and Politics in Weimar Germany (Paperback, New edition)

In November 1918, German women gained the right to vote, and female suffrage would forever change the landscape of German political life. Women now constituted the majority of voters, and political parties were forced to address them for the first time. Analyzing written and visual propaganda aimed at, and frequently produced by, women across the political spectrum - including the Communists and Social Democrats; liberal, Catholic and conservative parties; and the Nazis - Julia Sneeringer shows how various groups struggled to reconcile traditional assumption about women's interests with the changing face of the family and female economic activity. Through propaganda, political parties addressed themes such as motherhood, fashion, religion, and abortion. But as Sneeringer demonstrates, their efforts to win women's votes by emphasizing ""women's issues"" had only limited success. The debates about women in propaganda were symptomatic of larger anxieties that gripped Germany during this era of unrest, Sneeringer says. Though Weimar political culture was ahead of it time in forcing even the enemies of women's rights to concede a public role for women, this horizon of possibility narrowed sharply in the face of political instability, economic crises, and the growing spectre of fascism.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Julia Sneeringer
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	364
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-5341-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Political control & influence > Propaganda Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8078-5341-0
Barcode:	9780807853412

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