explain the role of women had in Nazi society return to chapter 1 the French Revolution paragraph comparing and contrasting the role of women in two periods
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2. they were to be bearers of the Aryan culture and race
Children in Nazi Germany were repeatedly told that women were
radically different from men. The fight for equal rights for men and women
that had become part of democratic struggles everywhere was wrong and it
would destroy society. Boys were taught to be aggressive, masculine and
steel-hearted, girls were told that they had to become good mothers and
rear pure-blooded Aryan children. They had to be the bearers of the Aryan
culture and race. They had to look after the homes and teach children Nazi
values. If the Aryan women deviated from the prescribed code of conduct
they were publicly condemned and severely punished.
In other parts of Europe, women were actively participating in democratic
struggles. In countries like France women formed clubs for protest and were
ever involved in violent uprisings. They were politically more aware of
their rights and were brave enough to demand them.