Winning Women's Votes: Propaganda and Politics in Weimar Germany

In November 1918, German women gained the right to vote, and female suffrage would forever change the landscape of German political life. Women now constituted the majority of voters, and political parties were forced to address them as political actors for the first time.

Analyzing written and visual propaganda aimed at, and frequently produced by, women across the political spectrum — including the Communists and Social Democrats; liberal, Catholic, and conservative parties; and the Nazis ...