In and Out of the Kitchen: Women's Resistance in Nazi Germany

Abstract

During World War II in Nazi Germany, not everyone was happy with what was going on in their country. While women were discriminated against due to Nazi party policy, this did not stop them from attempting resistance efforts, psychological and physical acts, in the public and private spheres. While some women were more bold and chose to protest publicly or make anti-Nazi leaflets and pass them out on college campuses, others made their difference in the privacy of their own homes. They carried shopping bags in both hands to avoid having to salute officers or hid Jews within their homes and made certain that their day to day needs were met entirely. All acts of resistance on the part of females in 1930's and 1940's Germany was important and helped save countless lives and maintain a level of mental freedom in their own homes.