Women's Role In Politics Dbq Essay

In the beginning of the 20th century, women in Europe were still expected to take care of the household and children. Almost all nationally important decisions were made by males and female influence on politics was negligible. When the First World War erupted, all countries had to transform the male labor force into armed forces, but the nation’s economy had to continue with production and that was an opportunity for females to prove their position in the society.

(Doc2.) During the war, females became more involved in the social struggle and had more influence. Pau von Hindenburg addressed his letter to the German Chancellor in order to inform him about the future question of the female position in the society. From his point of view, women were supposed to serve as mother and mistresses, not as an equal partners of men. He pointed out that German men “will need the women” for the future. He does not consider any personal feelings as a relevant factor of females being. In order to diminish the importance of females in the labor force, he argues that most of the intellectual, heavy physical, and manufacturing work is done by men. According to him, female’s involving in the industry is just a short run matter and they should be happy to help the …show more content…
The soldier represents the typical behavior of a man who underestimates females. His point of vies can be translated like “Do not do anything, I will serve it because I am the man.” He asks (orders) her to not being involved in the war, supports the effort as a worker in a factory because it could transform her into “half-man”. His view can be viewed as sexist because he sees her only as a fragile, helpless, figure without any opportunity to be involved in politics or public matters. Supportive is especially using words “Little, spoil yourself or men’s work”. He is showing to his superiority to his