Raising a family

Cards (4)

  • women were expected to have lots of children. They were given the Mother's Cross for having at least 4 children
  • The Nazi Women's League was set up in 1933 to promote the three Ks and to encourage women to stop working and become mothers
  • Marriage loans of 1000 marks were offered to newlyweds if the woman left her workplace
  • women were barred from the Civil Service, such as the army and the civil service