1. The Nazis need mothers…
A German rhyme addressed to women:
“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.”

2. …but not just any kind of mothers
An advertisement in a German newspaper, 1935.
52 year-old pure Aryan doctor, fought in First World War, wishes to settle down. Wants male children through marriage with young, healthy virgin of pure Aryan stock, undemanding, suited to heavy work and thrifty, with flat heels, without earrings, if possible without money.”

3. …but we also need women workers
Joseph Goebbels, writing in 1929.
"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 eggs for him. In exchange, the male takes care of gathering food, and stands guard and wards off the enemy." 

4. So what was life like for women in Nazi Germany?
A description by an Australian visitor to Germany of a camp where young women were doing their ‘duty year’. They got free bed and lodging but no pay.
‘The girls live in houses, not barracks, and spend most of the day working for farmers’ wives, learning to milk cows and make cheese and the like. Their routine is a rigorous one. Rising at 5.30, they have exercises and singing until 7o’clock. After breakfast they have to work from half past 7 until 3o’clock, either in the settlement or on a neighbouring farm with half and hour for lunch. They have an hour’s compulsory rest and classes until half-past 6. The evening is always devoted to singing or lectures, and they have to go to bed at half-past 9.’
Wilhelmine Haferkamp was 22 in She lived in the industrial city of Oberhausen. Her husband worked in a quarry.
‘When one had ten children, well not ten, but a pile of them, one had to join the Nazi Party; 1933 it was and I already had three children and the fourth on the way. When ‘child-rich’ people were in the Party the children had a great chance to advance. I got 30 marks per child from the Hitler government and 20 marks per child from the city. That was a lot of money. I sometimes got more ‘child money’ than my husband earned.’

5. Kider - children Kirsche - church Kueche - kitchen
Phrase often used by the Nazis to describe their vision of what life for women should be like…
Kider - children
Kirsche - church
Kueche - kitchen

6. Leisure
Leisure

7. How does this image show the ideal woman to be in Nazi Germany?
Exam question
How does this image show the ideal woman to be in Nazi Germany?