Gender Differences In Education In Nazi Germany

“It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a circle. They are mere words, and words can be molded until they clothe ideas and disguise”. Joseph Goebbels explains how propaganda and repetition brainwashes people to believe something is true, even in reality it is not. Joseph’s combination of propaganda and repetition helped shape Nazi Germany’s population. Without the preparation of the population through schools teaching Nazi ideas, most of the population would not have agreed with the actions Hitler was taking throughout World War 2. The education program and strategies of the Nazi party were instrumental to convincing the German public …show more content…
Gender decided your fate in Nazi Germany and what you would do with your life. Women’s education was decreased and the curriculum was changed to suit propaganda needs. The first objective of the Nazi government was to reduce the number of women entering a higher education or college. On January 12th, 1934, Wilhelm Frick, a German politician in Hitler’s Cabinet, ordered that women accepted into universities be cut down to only 10 percent. Universities were 90 percent male students and slowly increased over time. Hitler’s Cabinet also ordered a reduction of female teachers in schools and universities. By 1935 the number of women teachers had decreased by 15 percent. The policy of only hiring male teachers was implemented. Girls in public schools were split up from the boys so that they:received different curriculum and teaching methods. Girls and boys were taught different subjects to help develop a perfect youth for Nazi interests. Girls studied domestic subjects with science and eugenics to help them become good housewives. Boys were taught to be physically and mentally dominant in all areas. In 1929, Joseph Goebbels wrote, “The mission of women is to be beautiful and to bring children into the world. This is not at all as... unmodern as it sounds. The female bird pretties herself for her mate and hatches eggs for him. In exchange, the male takes care of gathering food, and stands guard and wards off the enemy.” Joseph Goebbels explains that women have a specific goal in Nazi Germany and that goal is not “unmodern”. Although Wilhelm Frick started a change in the public schools system in Germany, Joseph Goebbels created many lasting policies and controlled Germany’s public through the propaganda he