Weimar Republic Golden Years - Women - Mindmap in A Level and IB History

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Sexual freedom
- Abortion rose and in 1930 there was 1 million.
- Divorce rates increased.
- Birth control became available.
- Birth rates declined.
Politics
- Gained the right to be deputies.
- They gained the right to vote.
- 1919-1941 Women were elected in the Reichstag.
- Women had an active role in local governments.
Employment
- Improvement for women
  - Individuals
    - Clara Zerkin - leading campaigner for women's rights.
    - Marianne Weber - wrote books on feminist issue and was active in suffrage.
  - Sexual freedom
    - Abortion rose and in 1930 there was 1 million.
    - Divorce rates increased.
    - Birth control became available.
    - Birth rates declined.
  - Politics
    - Gained the right to be deputies.
    - They gained the right to vote.
    - 1919-1941 Women were elected in the Reichstag.
    - Women had an active role in local governments.
- By 1933 there was 100,000 female teachers and 3,000 doctors.
- Greater equality in employment.
- 1925 - 36% of the workforce was women.

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