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The BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit ( German for BDM Faith and Beauty Society) was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the work of the League of German Girls (BDM) and that of the National Socialist Women's League. Membership was voluntary and open to girls aged 17 to 21.
The Faith and Beauty Society was established in 1938 to act as a link between the ''Bund Deutscher Mädel'' (BDM) and the ''Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft''. The general idea was that girls should take part in working for the whole '' Volksgemeinschaft'' (German community) before they either went on to jobs orideallyto marry and have children.
Work in the Society was mainly geared towards priming the girls for their tasks as wives and mothers, and while courses offered ranged from fashion design to healthy living, the overall idea was to teach them home economics so they would 'properly' run their households, cook well for their families, and care properly for their children.
According to Dr.
BDM Historical Research Site
Extensive English language website on the BDM
Hitler Youth Forum
{{DEFAULTSORT:BDM Werk Glaube und Schonheit 1938 establishments in Germany Hitler Youth Youth in Germany Organizations established in 1938
The BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit ( German for BDM Faith and Beauty Society) was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the work of the League of German Girls (BDM) and that of the National Socialist Women's League. Membership was voluntary and open to girls aged 17 to 21.
Purpose
The Faith and Beauty Society was established in 1938 to act as a link between the ''Bund Deutscher Mädel'' (BDM) and the ''Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft''. The general idea was that girls should take part in working for the whole '' Volksgemeinschaft'' (German community) before they either went on to jobs orideallyto marry and have children.
Work in the Society was mainly geared towards priming the girls for their tasks as wives and mothers, and while courses offered ranged from fashion design to healthy living, the overall idea was to teach them home economics so they would 'properly' run their households, cook well for their families, and care properly for their children.
According to Dr. Jutta Rüdiger
Jutta Rüdiger (14 June 1910 – 13 March 2001) was a German psychologist and head of the Nazi Party's female youth organisation, the League of German Girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel, BDM), from 1937 to 1945.
Early career
Born in Berlin but brought ...
, who had taken over as the leader of the League of German Girls in 1937:The task of our Girls League is to raise our girls as torch bearers of the national-socialist world. We need girls who are at harmony between their bodies, souls, and spirits. And we need girls who, through healthy bodies and balanced minds, embody the beauty of divine creation. We want to raise girls who believe in Germany and our leader, and who will pass these beliefs on to their future children.Dr. Rüdiger interview footage published on the DVD "Glaube und Schoenheit" by German Zeitreisen-Verlag
See also
*Saxon Greeting
The Saxon Greeting, or ''Sachsengruss'', is a gymnastic routine made famous by the Werk Glaube und Schönheit (Faith and Beauty Society), an organisation set up in Nazi Germany for young women aged between 17 and 21, and part of the Bund Deutscher ...
References
Sources
* "Das BDM Werk Glaube und Schoenheit" DVD, Zeitreisen Verlag * "Ein Leben fuer die Jugend" by Dr. Jutta RuedigerBDM Historical Research Site
External links
Extensive English language website on the BDM
Hitler Youth Forum
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