Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine
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The Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (Union of German Feminist Organizations) was a collective of bourgeois feminist organizations during the German Empire
, founded in 1884. It grew substantially during the Weimar Republic
, and was disbanded under the Third Reich, in 1933.
, Anna Schepeler-Lette, Anna Simson, Hanna Bieber-Böhm, Auguste Förster, Ottilie Hoffmann, Helene von Forster, Helene Lange
, Betty Naue, Jeanette Schwerin and Marie Stritt.
The Nazi rise to power, in 1933, combined with the assertion of control over women's associations. These groups for communists or socialists were forbidden, and members were arrested or even assassinated in rare cases. All associations were asked to turn in Jewish members, including the Union of Protestant Women, the Association for Home and Countryside, the Union of German Colonial Women, and the Union of Queen Louise.. But soon, the majority of the organizations disbanded or chose among themselves to disappear, like the BDF which dissolved in 1933 to avoid being controlled.. Some of the affiliated associations joined the Deutsches Frauenwerk.
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
, founded in 1884. It grew substantially during the Weimar Republic
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
, and was disbanded under the Third Reich, in 1933.
History
The first large meeting took place in 1907 and gathered feminists Auguste SchmidtAuguste Schmidt
Auguste Schmidt, was a pioneering German feminist, educator, journalist and women's rights activist.-Life:...
, Anna Schepeler-Lette, Anna Simson, Hanna Bieber-Böhm, Auguste Förster, Ottilie Hoffmann, Helene von Forster, Helene Lange
Helene Lange
Helene Lange was a pedagogue and feminist, and a symbol of the Women's Movement in Germany.-Education and pedagogy:...
, Betty Naue, Jeanette Schwerin and Marie Stritt.
The Nazi rise to power, in 1933, combined with the assertion of control over women's associations. These groups for communists or socialists were forbidden, and members were arrested or even assassinated in rare cases. All associations were asked to turn in Jewish members, including the Union of Protestant Women, the Association for Home and Countryside, the Union of German Colonial Women, and the Union of Queen Louise.. But soon, the majority of the organizations disbanded or chose among themselves to disappear, like the BDF which dissolved in 1933 to avoid being controlled.. Some of the affiliated associations joined the Deutsches Frauenwerk.
Statistics
- 1895 : 65 chapters
- 1901 : 137 chapters and 70,000 members
- 1913 : 2200 chapters and 500,000 members