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The '''Democratic Women's Federation of Germany'''<ref name="Shreir">{{cite book| editor-last=Shreir |editor-first=Sally |title=Women's Movements of the World : an international directory and reference guide |date=1988 |publisher=Longman Group UK |isbn=978-0-89774-508-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/womensmovementso0000unse_f7f1/page/98/mode/2up|pages=99-100}}</ref> ({{lang-de|italic=no|'''Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands'''}}, or '''DFD''') was the [[mass movement (politics)|mass women's organisation]] in [[East Germany]]. It was one of the constituent members of the [[National Front (East Germany)|National Front]] and sent representatives to the [[Volkskammer]]. In 1988, membership was 1.5 million.<ref>Dirk Jurich, ''Staatssozialismus und gesellschaftliche Differenzierung: eine empirische Studie'', p.32. LIT Verlag Münster, 2006, {{ISBN|3825898938}}</ref><ref name="Shreir"/>
The '''Democratic Women's League of Germany'''<ref name="Shreir">{{cite book| editor-last=Shreir |editor-first=Sally |title=Women's Movements of the World : an international directory and reference guide |date=1988 |publisher=Longman Group UK |isbn=978-0-89774-508-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/womensmovementso0000unse_f7f1/page/98/mode/2up|pages=99-100}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Guenther |first=Katja |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iuaDoLY1ksQC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR11&dq=%22Democratic+Women's+League+of+Germany%22&hl=en |title=Making Their Place: Feminism After Socialism in Eastern Germany |date=2010 |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8047-7072-9 |location=Stanford |pages=31 |language=en |quote=The official women's group of the SED, the Democratic Women's League of Germany dominated women's organizational efforts in the GDR [...]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=McCauley |first=Martin |author-link=Martin McCauley (historian) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1mLCwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PR10&dq=%22Democratic+Women's+Association+of+Germany%22&hl=en |title=The German Democratic Republic since 1945 |date=1983 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |isbn=978-1-349-18403-3 |location=New York |pages=38 |language=en |quote=[...] the Democratic Women's Association of Germany (DFD) was founded in March 1947.}}</ref> ({{lang-de|italic=no|'''Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands'''}}, or '''DFD''') was the [[mass movement (politics)|mass women's organisation]] in [[East Germany]]. It was one of the constituent members of the [[National Front (East Germany)|National Front]] and sent representatives to the [[Volkskammer]]. In 1988, membership was 1.5 million.<ref>Dirk Jurich, ''Staatssozialismus und gesellschaftliche Differenzierung: eine empirische Studie'', p.32. LIT Verlag Münster, 2006, {{ISBN|3825898938}}</ref><ref name="Shreir"/>


==Organization==
==Organization==

Revision as of 21:24, 6 April 2024

Democratic Women's Federation of Germany
Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands
FormationMarch 1947; 77 years ago (1947-03)
Dissolved1990
TypeMass organization
PurposeWomen's rights
Membership (1988)
1.5 million
Parent organization
National Front

The Democratic Women's League of Germany[1][2][3] (German: Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, or DFD) was the mass women's organisation in East Germany. It was one of the constituent members of the National Front and sent representatives to the Volkskammer. In 1988, membership was 1.5 million.[4][1]

Organization

Representatives at the 12th DFD Congress in East Berlin, 1987

The DFD was established in March 1947 and had the following official aims:

  • Removal of fascist ideas
  • Education for women
  • Equal rights
  • Fair social living conditions
  • Education of children in the spirit of humanism and peace
  • Co-operation with the international women's movement

Chairwomen of the Democratic Women's Federation of Germany

Name Entered Office Left Office
Anne-Marie Durand-Wever 1947 1948
Emmy Damerius-Koenen 1948 1949
Elli Schmidt 1949 September 1953
Ilse Thiele September 1953 November 1989
Eva Rohmann 1989 1990
Gisela Steineckert 1990 1990

References

  1. ^ a b Shreir, Sally, ed. (1988). Women's Movements of the World : an international directory and reference guide. Longman Group UK. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-89774-508-6.
  2. ^ Guenther, Katja (2010). Making Their Place: Feminism After Socialism in Eastern Germany. Stanford: Stanford University Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8047-7072-9. The official women's group of the SED, the Democratic Women's League of Germany dominated women's organizational efforts in the GDR [...]
  3. ^ McCauley, Martin (1983). The German Democratic Republic since 1945. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-349-18403-3. [...] the Democratic Women's Association of Germany (DFD) was founded in March 1947.
  4. ^ Dirk Jurich, Staatssozialismus und gesellschaftliche Differenzierung: eine empirische Studie, p.32. LIT Verlag Münster, 2006, ISBN 3825898938

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