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Mother Of The Volk Analysis

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In the article Mother of the Volk: The Image of Women in Nazi Ideology by Leila J. Rupp the author shows us the world of how Nazi saw how their women, and how they should be and how they really were. Rupp points out the fact that Hitler wished for women to go back to the homes a care for their families, but how Nazi also wish to show that Nazi women were far superior to other women of the world. She will also indicate that Nazi ideology of a women will change with the changing needs of their women. Rupp says in the beginning of the article that women in Nazi history have been ignored. Saying that because Hitler said that they should return to the home and care for families it is to easily believed. When thinking of Nazi and third Reich one basically thinks of a very male dominated movement. Perhaps it is because such violent actions in which are associated with the Nazi movement. Or the fact that Hitler is the face of the movement and his views are very clear of women. “Man’s world was the state, women’s the home, and the two worlds complemented each other; women ought not attempt to penetrate the world of men”. Rupp points out where it was not only not their place but it was also dangerous. The question being who would be dangerous for, …show more content…

Rupp notes that Nazi felt it was a women’s duty to create off spring. Furthering the Aryan race was their solo purpose in life. Nazi leaders would urge women to produce as many children as possible. Goebbels once speaking to a group of women leaders in 1934. “Women’s proper sphere is the family”. The feeling that the Nazi, really didn’t care about much about women other than they couldn’t further their own causes without them. Surely males cannot reproduce offspring so there women are needed. Where women only teacher and a form of livestock? To create that perfect Aryan race Rupp points out that it was not only women’s job but duty to purify

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