Social feminism of the 1920s

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The Social feminism , also called equality feminism , deals primarily with the prostration of the insinuation that there was a natural gender differences are crowded because of the women in stereotypical roles.

change

There were several upheavals in the social and political position of women in society in the 1920s. In addition to women's movements that campaigned for social reforms and social change at the beginning of the 20th century, women also gained public recognition in several respects during the First World War, for example through the “organized participation and defense of national interests on the home front ”. During the interwar period, this resulted in a contradictory situation for women: the right to vote , the relative variety of training opportunities and relaxed behavioral norms in the public were opposed to ideologies that rejected women in traditional roles.

in France

France

In the period after the First World War, feminism in France was shaped by two currents. On the one hand, there was the "moderate trend", which saw women in their previous "traditional" roles and did not want to change them, but nevertheless demanded equal legal, professional and political rights. On the other hand there was the "radical current" which pursued the basic idea of ​​equality feminism. She not only called for legal equality, but also campaigned against all types of masculinism. However, this trend disappeared completely by the 1930s. On the one hand, there was a powerful political opposition, as the movement, unlike less radical feminist groups, was a thorn in the side of the government, on the other hand, the views of its supporters were too diverse. So some became politically active themselves, others saw the only possibility for change in an external power, which should change the ruling system from outside. These differences eventually led to the dissolution of the movement.

Literature (selection)

  • Ute Gerhard (Ed.): Feminism and Demogratie - European women's movements of the 1920s. 1st edition. Ulrike Helmer Verlag, Frankfurt 2001, ISBN 3-89741-058-3 .
  • Angeliga Schaser: Women's Movement in Germany 1848–1933. 1st edition. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 2006, ISBN 3-534-15210-7 .
  • Natascha Vittorelli: Women's movement around 1900. 1st edition. Löcker, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-85409-466-1 .
  • Gabrielle Hauch: Women move politics - Austria 1848–1938. 1st edition. Studies Verlag, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7065-4767-3 .
  • Christine Bard: Women in 20th Century French Society. 1st edition. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-412-07306-7 .
  • Ute Gerhard (Ed.): Difference and equality - human rights (not) have a gender. 1st edition. Ulrike Helmer Verlag, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-927164-11-9 .

Web links

Commons : Women's rights in Germany  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Women's Rights in France  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Construction and deconstruction of gender. Perspectives for a New Feminism. July 2007, p. 8. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Ute Gerhard: Feminism and Democracy - European Women's Movement of the 1920s. 2001, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Ute Gerhard: Feminism and Democracy - European Women's Movement of the 1920s. 2001, pp. 8-10.
  4. ↑ Ute Frevert: Women's History Between Civil Improvement and New Femininity. 1986, pp. 146-160.
  5. ↑ Christine Bard: Women in French society in the 20th century. 2008, pp. 103-105.
  6. ↑ Christine Bard: Women in French society in the 20th century. 2008, pp. 105-106.