Dissertations and Theses
Date of Award
2018
Document Type
Thesis
Department
History
First Advisor
Andreas Killen
Keywords
Gender Studies, German Studies, Weimar Germany
Abstract
This paper investigates German gender studies in the Weimar Era. It looks at a specific law, passed regarding contraceptive devices. It seeks to show how women were presented with a guise of freedom, while living in a truly paternalistic society.
Recommended Citation
Stern, Joshua, "Helene Stöcker, Weimar Germany and Prophylactics: An Investigation Into the Context and Effects of the Reichsgesestz zur Bekämpfung Geschlechtskrankheiten" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/723
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