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This 5 page paper examined how the role and status of women changed over time in modern German history between the Kaiserreich though the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and the developments in West Germany and East Germany. The paper includes discussion on what factors lead to these changes. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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rights, has changed over time. This is generally thought to be a gradual emancipation that has evolved. However, this is not necessarily the case. In looking at German history there
is a different pattern to that which may be expected, with a gaining and then a loss of status, before it is reigned, possibility due to social necessity rather than
social development. The period known as the Kaiserreich last between 1871-1918. This is a time when in the rest of the world the suffragette movement rises and triumphs before
declines in the anticlimax of their success. The situation in Germany did no reflect these changes. The period of time was one where there was increased national pride and political
manoeuvring. Women were not a seen a priority in internal issues. However, the same press that led to the increase international political knowledge also spread the word of womens governments
to Germany. Therefore, it was in this time that the first womens movement was founded. This was an organisation that was numerically strong if not politically strong, called the Bund
Deutscher Frauen (BDF) (Daniel, 1997). The need for this type of movement reflected the social consideration at the time. The role
of the woman was firmly stereotyped, with an expectation that women should stay at home and look after children, with marriage as the social norm (Daniel, 1997).
Women were educated, however, if they were going to go onto further education in excess of the basic minimum there were separate higher schools (Daniel,
1997). Women could attend university, however there was a great del of reluctance. The only viable careers that were seen as valid and for which university was an acceptable option
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