Blog Post #2- Women in Russia and Germany in the 1930s
What were the issues facing Germany and Russia in the 1930s? How did Nazi Germany respond to women's demands for equality? How did Stalin response to issues of women's health in the Soviet Union? Does any of this surprise you?
Economic and social reform, in both cases. Nazi Germany held the belief that feminism was a terrible thing, referenced in the introduction to the article, but to keep a positive image with the public (it would seem) they instated several "women's" programs. Unfortunately, this was used as a false presence, and all it was trying to do was encourage compliance and benefit for the Nazi party and Germany, instead of obtaining rights and seeking equality. It actually specifically states they will not ask for equality among men, which I find a bit surprising to outright say. Stalin went about it exactly as I expected, however. Publicly let the issue of abortion and female benefits be discussed, which is a positive for him, and then ignored it (I think), outlawed abortion, and went about his reforms, which while I don't agree with it, was not surprising at all.
Economic and social reform, in both cases. Nazi Germany held the belief that feminism was a terrible thing, referenced in the introduction to the article, but to keep a positive image with the public (it would seem) they instated several "women's" programs. Unfortunately, this was used as a false presence, and all it was trying to do was encourage compliance and benefit for the Nazi party and Germany, instead of obtaining rights and seeking equality. It actually specifically states they will not ask for equality among men, which I find a bit surprising to outright say. Stalin went about it exactly as I expected, however. Publicly let the issue of abortion and female benefits be discussed, which is a positive for him, and then ignored it (I think), outlawed abortion, and went about his reforms, which while I don't agree with it, was not surprising at all.
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