Mobilizing the German Woman: Conforming and Resisting to Nazi Ideology

This study analyzes the political social and cultural propaganda that was targeted towards German women between 1933 until 1945. The lives of German women are explored providing examples of German women who conformed to Nazi ideas about women. Instances where women publicly and privately resisted Nazi attitudes towards motherhood the house and work are also examined. This study demonstrates how Nazi ideology was instilled into German women’s actions and behavior through audio and visual propaganda social interactions Nazi cultural activities and Nazi politics.