Abstract
The NS-Frauenwarte, an illustrated
biweekly that advertised itself as the “only official party magazine for
women,” was among the periodicals published by the National Socialist
Women’s League [NS-Frauenschaft].
Like other Nazi publications, it was primarily a vehicle for propaganda.
Although women did not have any political role within the Nazi regime –
that role being reserved solely for men – they were expected to function
as reliable bearers of Nazi ideology in the assigned role of housewife
and mother. As this cover-page suggests,
NS-Frauenwarte emphasized women’s
contributions to the economy, society, and culture. Additionally, the
magazine also described the work of the National Socialist Women’s
League and the German Women’s Enterprise
[Deutsches Frauenwerk or DFW].