Golden years 1925

• The period 1923-1929 was a time when the economy boomed and cultural life flourished in Germany. It is known as the Golden Age of Weimar. This dramatic turnabout happened because Germany was saved by Gustav Stresemann
• Women in 1920s Germany experienced :

  More freedom

  Cabaret - lesbians and transgender

  Glamorous lifestyles

  90% of women voted in elections

  112 Women elected into Reichstag
• Women in rural areas hated the New women in Cities
• Improvements to Germany

  • Hourly wages rose in real terms (ie above inflation) every year from 1924 to 1930, with a rise of 10 per cent in 1928 alone.
  • Pensions and sickness benefits schemes were introduced.
  • Compulsory unemployment insurance was introduced in 1927, which covered 17 million workers.
  • Government subsidies were provided for the building of local parks, schools and sports facilities, and there was a massive programme of council house construction.
• Booming architecture art and cinema with new styles