What Is The Center Point Of Hitler's Patriarchy Speech

During Adolph Hitler’s speech to thousands of German women at the National Socialist Women’s Organization in Nuremberg in 1934, Hitler’s speech highlights how the Nazi vision was to mobilize support amongst Protestant and Catholic German women to have many children to grow army and protect German homeland and suppress the urge to embrace new roles. This was done by convincing them that there is a real danger that Jews caused which eeded to be addressed. Moreover, a strong push for traditional patriarchal views of women as child bearers was assigned as their duty. Furthermore, the desire to grow the population to solve Germany’s problems and raise soldiers for the army was proposed as Germany’s solution. A main center point of this speech was
The goal was to have women return to traditional roles to increase the size of Germany and prevent population decline. Therefore, women are told that this was their role in life as assigned by higher forces stating that current beliefs are “incongruent with nature” (). Another reason behind the conflict in relationships is caused by men and women not keeping to their roles which is “conflict between the sexes”. It is common for conflict to arise in relationships and Hitler is playing on his audience’s interests in maintaining a healthy relationship by offering this as a reward for doing their job. Therefore, to be happy, women should not look for more ambitious roles but should assume asks “that has been assigned by nature and Providence” (). The religious motivation to bear and raise children is addressed multiple times throughout the speech though the repetition of the concept that everything must be done “just as Providence so ordained it”, as this decision is out of their hands and already been “determined best” suited for women as their eternal duty.
The concept of fear also emerges as a deterrent to the resistance of women by proclaiming that men’s job is highly dissatisfying requires “toughness, determination, and willingness to sacrifice!” () which are all attributes that are viewed negatively especially to the female target audience. To provide motivation for existing roles of women, praise and recognition for their job is provided “What man offers in heroism on the field of battle, woman equals with unending perseverance and sacrifice, with unending pain and suffering”