Following the immense political gains for the rights of women in many countries around the world by 1920, the world was left with the question: what next? Would more, social, rights be granted? Should they be? In the late 1920’s and 1930’s these questions were addressed in the rhetoric of writers as well as prominent political figures. Two separate stances when answering these questions have been exhibited in the works of influential figures at this time. The first, given by Virginia Woolf in her essay A Room of One’s Own, asserted that despite the notion possibly be upsetting to men the advancement of social rights of women would propel and elevate society. The second, given by Adolf Hitler in his speech Our Fanatical Fellow-Combatants, who
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This speech was given shortly after Hitler became fuhrer of Germany. This speech gives historians a look at Hitler’s vision for Germany at the time. This document gives the reader a perspective of Hitler’s view of gender roles and finally it brings up the important of youth Hitler emphasized. This speech outlines men’s role in the State and women’s role in the home. It does not address the working class in Germany. He, and assumably the Nazi party, had very black and white views on this topics. The speech begins in Hitler declaring that the “worlds” of men and women are separate entities that should be treated as such. Women exist in the ‘small world’ that deals with domestic matters and care, matters of the State do not pertain to her that resides in the ‘greater world’ in which men exist in. However, this is not to say that the ‘small world’ is unimportant, it acts as a foundation for the strength of the ‘greater world’. It is important that neither sex try to belong in these opposite worlds, they should value and respect them but not so much interact. He moves to once again stress the importance of the ‘small world’ of women who bring up the youth of Germany. “What we create and construct, that youth will maintain. For youth we work; it is that fact which gives its significance to all this effort of ours.” The future. The speech keeps the assertion that men and women’s worlds are separate but require mutual respect. “Man and woman must… mutually vale and respect each other when they see that that each performs the task which Nature and Providence
This speech was given shortly after Hitler became fuhrer of Germany. This speech gives historians a look at Hitler’s vision for Germany at the time. This document gives the reader a perspective of Hitler’s view of gender roles and finally it brings up the important of youth Hitler emphasized. This speech outlines men’s role in the State and women’s role in the home. It does not address the working class in Germany. He, and assumably the Nazi party, had very black and white views on this topics. The speech begins in Hitler declaring that the “worlds” of men and women are separate entities that should be treated as such. Women exist in the ‘small world’ that deals with domestic matters and care, matters of the State do not pertain to her that resides in the ‘greater world’ in which men exist in. However, this is not to say that the ‘small world’ is unimportant, it acts as a foundation for the strength of the ‘greater world’. It is important that neither sex try to belong in these opposite worlds, they should value and respect them but not so much interact. He moves to once again stress the importance of the ‘small world’ of women who bring up the youth of Germany. “What we create and construct, that youth will maintain. For youth we work; it is that fact which gives its significance to all this effort of ours.” The future. The speech keeps the assertion that men and women’s worlds are separate but require mutual respect. “Man and woman must… mutually vale and respect each other when they see that that each performs the task which Nature and Providence