write a short note on nazi cult of motherhood
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Hitler was a strong ruler in Germany.
women who gave birth to girl child ,girl child was killed.
women who gave birth to seven or eight male child was awarded with gold medal.
women who gave birth to four or five was awarded with silver medal and bronze for one or two
The Nazi Party taught things differently to men and women. Men were asked to be strong and masculine whereas women were taught to be good mothers and rear pure-blooded Aryan children. Girls were taught to maintain the purity of the race, distance themselves from the Jews and teach their children Nazi values. To encourage women to have children, Honour Crosses were awarded. Bronze for 4 children, Silver for 6, Gold for 8 or more.
These women were awarded many privileges such as favoured treatment in hospitals, theatre tickets and railway fares.