1. Girl-education during the time of power of National socialists
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2. Context: Introduction: basic principles of general education
steps to reform the education-system
girls-education and the represented image of women
the BDM and its activities
day-schedule
Conclusion
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3. Characteristics of National Socialist pedagogic
Race-theory
Sport
Welcomed characteristics
„Adoration“ of the person Hitler
Easy guidable person
Community
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4. Steps to reform the education system
Dismissing or retraining of teachers
New Kinder gardens were established
Reduction of schools types:
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5. Schools types School for backward children
Volksschule/ Hauptschule: elementary school
Oberschule: secondary school
natural scienctific/ linguistic/ domestic
Gymnasium: secondary school
National socialistic elite-schools
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6. Adolph Hitler „Mein Kampf“: „The goal of the female
education has to be the
coming mother”
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7. Joseph Goebbels „The woman has the assignment/task to be
beautiful and to put
children into the world.”
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8. Restrictive measures against women-education
Limitation of the number of female high-school graduates
no study in a secondary school of natural sciences, only in linguistic or domestic line
no study in the gymnasium
no study in elite-schools
 systematically reduction of educational standard
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9. Differences of timetables in school Elementary School
From the 4. form
slightly differences:
Boys: sport, mathematic, geometry and drawing
Girls: domestic training
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10. Differences of timetables in school Secondary school
Separated school curriculums
Special subject for women:
domestic work
needlework
care and nursing
service
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11. Image of women in spelling books and primers
housewife and mother,
Exclusion of topics:
-personal luck, friendships with boys, love
-study, profession, political participation, social and economical problems
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12. War-Time Women in war service: ammunition-workers, telegraphic
Roll-distinction between men and women obtained
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13. BDM: league of German girls
girls and young women aged between 10 and 21
ideological indoctrination
preparation for future as housewifes
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14. BDM- Activities athletic competitions and exercises
Excursion, trips and BDM-camps
home-evenings
different work- and war services
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15. Limitation of the influence of parents Day-schedule of a schoolgirl
School- activities:
Lessons,homework
lessons in cooking
sport and play-lessons
BDM-activities:
work –service
excursions and camps
events of the BDM or HJ
 NS tried intensify it’s impact  on the girls
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16. Conclusion Conclusion
No Coeducation and restrictive measures against women-education
training in domestic work
Limitation of the influence of parents
self-sacrificing, modest and social useful German housewife’s and mothers
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17. End
End
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