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When Tradition Triumphs: How Gender Norms Impacted the Lives of Women in the Weimar Republic

In this article, Maria Kang discusses how traditional values and expectations of women prevailed despite popular media portraying the 1920s as an era of radical social change for women.

Women, War, and Work: An Analysis of German and American Propaganda during the Second World War

In this article, Juliet Romano analyzes the similarities between American and German propaganda aimed towards women during World War II. The propaganda posters illustrate how cultural differences between the roles of German and American women were wiped away during the war.