German Women From 1930 To 1945

The German women of 1930 to 1945 were to look and act in the way of “the National Soziallistische Volkswohlfahrt (National Social People’s Welfare Organization)”, ruled by Adolf Hitler. Their role was to be a good wife to their husbands, take care of their children, and to keep a clean house while her husband was away at work. Women were however allowed to get their education. Young girls were taught in their schools that all women were to marry well-mannered German gentleman that was “racially pure”.
A very popular chant for German women was: "Take hold of kettle, broom and pan,
Then you’ll surely get a man! Shop and office leave alone, your true life work lies at home."
1. "In the Germanic nations there has never been anything else than equality of rights for women. Both sexes have their rights, their tasks, and these tasks were in the case of each equal in dignity and value, and therefore man and woman were an equality."
Hitler in 1935
"The mission of women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world. This is not at all as.........unmodern as it sounds. The female bird pretties herself for her mate and hatches
The stories vary from women who were pro-Hitler and pro-Nazism to women who attempted to assassinate Hitler. The Nazi Organization (NSV) wanted German women to be elegant creatures, proper, hospital, mannerly, with a firm voice and good posture. Quoted from the book, Frauen: German Women Recall the Third Reich, Frau Fischer states, “I looked exactly the way Hitler wanted German women to look. Blond, with braids, and tall and slim and lively.” Frau also talked about her position as a teacher and her struggle of class sessions that lasted over three days with nearly 500 children (Idealism and Chasm, 1-16). This is a great example of how important education was to the German