Nazi feminism

Nazi feminism is a far-right political ideology that advocates equal rights for women while supporting Nazi political and racial ideals. The official view of the Nazi Party was that feminism was unacceptable and "anti-German", and was therefore to be rejected.

History

In 1933, a group of German women wrote a book of open letters, Deutsche Frauen an Adolf Hitler ("German Women to Adolf Hitler"). The letters attempted to persuade Hitler to allow German women into positions of power and grant them equal rights, while affirming the Nazis' racist ideals. Clifford Kirkpatrick was the first to praise "the spirit of militant feminism rising like a phoenix from the ashes in the very midst of National Socialism". Richard Grunberger commented on the "elements of suffragetism" among women in the Third Reich, citing Deutsche Frauen an Adolf Hitler.

Criticism

Richard L. Johnson criticised Nazi feminism, saying that feminism was "incompatible" with Nazism. He wrote: "These women rejected or ignored the insights of Friedrich Engels, August Bebel, and Clara Zetkin, who demonstrated a connection between the rise of the bourgeoisie and the subjugation of women."

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Mushaben, J. M. (1996). "The rise of Femi‐Nazis? Female participation in right‐extremist movements in unified Germany". German Politics. 5 (2): 240–261. doi:10.1080/09644009608404440.
  3. ↑ Lindsay Schrupp (22 September 2015). "We Found Some Actual Feminazis—as in Feminist Nazis". Vice. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Studies, American University (Washington, D. C. ) Foreign Area (1982). Federal Republic of Germany: A Country Study. American University, Foreign Area Studies. p. 126. Retrieved 4 January 2026.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. 1 2 Richard L. Johnson (1976). "Nazi Feminists: A Contradiction in Terms". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 1 (3): 55–62. doi:10.2307/3346169.