Girls' Higher Education in Germany in the 1930s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10073661 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill Stephenson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-69 |
| Publication date | 1975-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200947501000103 |
| OpenAlex | W2078391582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
In order to support themselves, and any dependants they may have, both men and women may normally expect to find employment of some nature. For admission to the more specialised categories of employment, however, whether they be skilled manual, non-manual white-collar or professional work, the prerequisite is the attainment of a certain standard of education or training. Equally, the granting of civil or political rights is little more than a gesture where provision is not made for those thus enfranchised or emancipated to avail themselves of the education necessary to exploit them and make them a reality. An awareness of these facts on the part of the leaders of the German women's movement which emerged as a serious force in the 1860s led them to make the demand for equal educational opportunities the first point of their attack on the male-dominated society of Imperial Germany. Indeed, Luise Otto's Allgemeiner Deutscher Frauenverein (General German Women's Association), founded in 1865, bore in its first months the name 'Association for the Education of Women', and after its name was changed its primary aim was still the 'improved education of the feminine sex'.l The leaders of the women's movement aimed to win for women admission to the universities, which were closed to them throughout Germany. But they were well aware that the inadequacies of girls' senior schooling rendered remote the chances of their qualifying for entry even if the ban on admission was lifted. The precondition of entry to higher education was, therefore, the creation of senior schools for girls which would give them an academic education of the type available to boys in the Gymnasium. To fulfil this aim, the Allgemeiner Deutscher Lehrerinnenverein (General Association of German Women Teachers) was founded in 1890, by Helene Lange. Under its leadership
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1976 - 2023 (48) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |