Under the Nazi party the role of women in society regressed into a much more Teutonic state of affairs, or, as the Nazis liked to view the separations, as the natural distinction that should be made between the sexes. In this society, ideally, women in Nazi Germany would stay as homemakers and be constantly giving birth to children to help the Nazi cause. This ideology is also linked with why there were so few women in high positions within Nazi society as Party doctrine forbade women from holding any leadership positions within the Party. The puzzling aspect of this question arises when it is known how many women supported the Nazis despite the repressive ideals the Nazis had towards woman. There are major factors, such as Adolf Hitler’s charismatic charm, that must be taken into account when determining why this is so.

In the ideal Nazi world there would only be one race, the Aryan race. This race would be composed of those people who exhibited Nordic characteristics, such as blonde hair, blue eyes, being physically fit and healthy. There would be no racial “impurities” suc

Most probably it was a combination of the above factors that allowed the Nazis to gain the vote from such a large number of women. Whilst some may have felt that the policies towards women were repressive and medieval, they may have overlooked this in favour of what the Nazis promised to do for the economy of Germany, whereas others may have been too caught up in the hysteria and charisma of the Nazi leader that they would have followed him no matter what his policies.

Encouragement for women to become mothers and homemakers came in many forms. Propaganda, depicting a “tall, full-bosomed wife; she too is doughty and valiant, but at the same time fervent, profound and gay amid the children to whom she has tirelessly given birth” , showed women how a “true” German woman should be. In schools German students were taught about racial hygiene, the reproductive workings of both male and female bodies, cooking and other practical skills for a homemaker. Restrictions were also placed on the number of women that were allowed to attend centres of further education, such as universities. A medal, the “Honour Cross of the German Mother”, was awarded for those women who managed to give birth to a predetermined number of live children. This medal was created by the Fuehrer and “looked remarkably like a military medal.” A bronze was awarded for four, six for a silver medal and there a woman had to give birth to eight children to achieve a gold. Finally, there was a system by which a newly married couple could borrow money from the government to help in buying a home and establishing a family. For each child that was produced from the family the repayment on the loan was diminished and, once a couple reached their fourth child, the remainder of the loan would not need to be paid. The use of these methods was effective as it allowed the Nazis to manipulate women by instilling them with these views at a young age, appealing to their sense of patriotism and by making it more financially profitable to become a housewife.

The primary area of controversy can be found in the number of women who voted for the Nazi Party. Whilst all sources agree that Hitler was brought into power due to the votes of women, many differ in how Hitler was able to achieve such an extreme level of devotion from his followers.

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