Date of Award
6-1-2012
Document Type
Campus Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Spencer Di Scala
Second Advisor
Paul Bookbinder
Third Advisor
Vincent Cannato
Abstract
This thesis examines the cultural assault on women during the Weimar Republic in Germany, looking specifically at politics, economics, social and cultural phenomena, and the art work of the period. The paper argues that women, while advancing in many ways during World War I and the early part of the interwar years, were forced back into traditional roles, simultaneous to a buildup of masculinity, during the Republic, both of which foreshadowed the rise of Fascist and Nazi ideals.
Recommended Citation
Gaudet, Jaime Alexandra, "The Cultural Assault on the Female Gender during the Weimar Years" (2012). Graduate Masters Theses. 95.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/masters_theses/95
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