Documentation of the Reich Women's Leadership (Reichsfrauenfuehrung), Germany, 1933-1942

Documentation of the Reich Women's Leadership (Reichsfrauenfuehrung), Germany, 1933-1942
 
 The Reich Women's Leadership, established in February 1934, included the German Women's Organization (Deutsches Frauenwerk), the umbrella organization of women's organizations in Germany, established in 1933, and the National Socialist Women's Union (Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft), established in 1931. It was headed by Gertrud Scholz-Klink, who received the title of "Leader of Reich Women" (Reichsfrauenfuehrerin), November 1934. The two organizations and their female leaders did not have any real political influence in the Third Reich.
 
 The Collection: The majority of the documents relate to the policies towards Jewish women and daughters of mixed marriages (Mischlinge), in women's organizations, and racial and antisemitic propaganda.