Women

• NSF

  Nationalist Socialist Womanhood - Female wing of the Nazi party dedicated to ensuring fewer women in university and higher positions
• NSF

  • Aimed to dissuade women from pursuing higher education and careers, push them towards domestic roles and having children
• BDM

  League of German Maidens - Female version of the Hitler Youth, targeted girls 10-18
• BDM

  • Focused on teaching domestic skills, acting as propaganda to encourage other women to conform, and promoting healthy/athletic lifestyles
• At start of Nazi Germany

  Women barred from governmental positions and "blue collar" jobs
• As war progressed (1939-1942)

  Government policies became unsustainable, women were required/encouraged to work in factories and farms to support the war effort
• By 1944

  Government issued statement encouraging women to have children outside of marriage to support the country
• This led to societal issues after the war, with women left pregnant by men who had fled or died
• The policies and treatment of women by the Nazi government were horrific, as they were denied choice and forced into roles/actions against their will