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It’s the 1920s and for many women, especially young, unmarried, working ones, living in big cities, the times are brining greater financial independence. Combined with more open attitudes, and having grown up through the war, meaning many are also used to greater social independence, there develops something of a new type of women.
#GCSEHistory #GCSERevision #WeimarGermany
PATREON: patreon.com/alonglongtimeago
*Useful resources*
Practice exam-style questions on Weimar: quizlet.com/_6cqa3d
Quizlet Flashcards: Coming at some point
Revision Notes: Also coming at some point
*SOURCES*
FOOTNOTES:
[1] A. J. Lotka, ‘Modern Trends in the Birth Rate’ in _The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science_ 188 (Sage Publications, 1936), pp. 2-3.
[2] G. V. Glass, G. C. Tiao and T. O. Maguire, ‘The 1900 Revision of German Divorce Laws: Analysis of Data as a Time-Series Quasi-Experiment’ in _Law & Society Review_ 5.4 (Wiley, 1971), p. 542; H. Engelhardt, H. Trappe and J. Dronkers, _Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: A Comparison between the former East and West Germany_ (Max-Planck-Institut, 2002), p. 34.
[3] M. Stibbe, _Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture_ (Routledge, 2010), p.141.
[4] Kerry Wallach, ‘Visual Weimar: The Iconography of Social and Political Identities’, in Rossol & Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (OUP, 2022), p. 527; Stibbe, ‘Germany’, p. 140.
[5] Ute Planert, ‘Weimar Bodies: Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction’, in Rossol & Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (OUP, 2022), p. 379.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
John Child, _Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1))_ (Pearson, 2016), p. 35.*
Henriette Engelhardt, Heike Trappe and Jaap Dronkers, _Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: A Comparison between the former East and West Germany_ (Max-Planck-Institut, 2002).
Gene V. Glass, George C. Tiao and Thomas O. Maguire, ‘The 1900 Revision of German Divorce Laws: Analysis of Data as a Time-Series Quasi-Experiment’ in _Law & Society Review_ 5.4 (Wiley, 1971).
Alfred J. Lotka, ‘Modern Trends in the Birth Rate’ in _The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science_ 188 (Sage Publications, 1936).
Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022).**
Matthew Stibbe, ‘Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture’ (Routledge, 2010) - this book is a great alternative to the GCSE textbook if you want a historically rigorous overview of Weimar Germany! It also covers the debate over the existence of the New Woman relatively clearly.
Cornelie Usborne, 'The New Woman and generational conflict: perceptions of young women's sexual mores in the Weimar Republic' in Mark Roseman, 'Generations in Conflict Youth Revolt and Generation Formation in Germany 1770–1968' (Cambridge University Press, 1995).
*I rely on an official GCSE textbook heavily for the purpose of making sure that what I’m teaching falls in line with the GCSE curriculum, the problem with this, however, is that this official GCSE textbook is a very questionable source, which fails to cite its sources, contains numerous errors and outdated interpretations of the history. It very much does not hold up to academic standards and should not be used for anything other than GCSE revision.
**Benjamin says read his book: global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-weimar-republic-9780198845775?cc=nl&lang=en& He is a cool guy (and even gave feedback on this script!) so I think you should too.
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Still from ‘Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’ by Walter Ruttmann (1927), which is in the Public Domain
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Still from ‘Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’ by Walter Ruttmann (1927), which is in the Public Domain
HOW I MODERATE COMMENTS
docs.google.com/document/d/1rZlHq9GKg7B8Vsv3k-2P74BfrmS5pFbhHRwoGjSCyzs/edit
It’s the 1920s and for many women, especially young, unmarried, working ones, living in big cities, the times are brining greater financial independence. Combined with more open attitudes, and having grown up through the war, meaning many are also used to greater social independence, there develops something of a new type of women.
#GCSEHistory #GCSERevision #WeimarGermany
PATREON: patreon.com/alonglongtimeago
*Useful resources*
Practice exam-style questions on Weimar: quizlet.com/_6cqa3d
Quizlet Flashcards: Coming at some point
Revision Notes: Also coming at some point
*SOURCES*
FOOTNOTES:
[1] A. J. Lotka, ‘Modern Trends in the Birth Rate’ in _The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science_ 188 (Sage Publications, 1936), pp. 2-3.
[2] G. V. Glass, G. C. Tiao and T. O. Maguire, ‘The 1900 Revision of German Divorce Laws: Analysis of Data as a Time-Series Quasi-Experiment’ in _Law & Society Review_ 5.4 (Wiley, 1971), p. 542; H. Engelhardt, H. Trappe and J. Dronkers, _Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: A Comparison between the former East and West Germany_ (Max-Planck-Institut, 2002), p. 34.
[3] M. Stibbe, _Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture_ (Routledge, 2010), p.141.
[4] Kerry Wallach, ‘Visual Weimar: The Iconography of Social and Political Identities’, in Rossol & Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (OUP, 2022), p. 527; Stibbe, ‘Germany’, p. 140.
[5] Ute Planert, ‘Weimar Bodies: Gender, Sexuality, and Reproduction’, in Rossol & Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (OUP, 2022), p. 379.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
John Child, _Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1))_ (Pearson, 2016), p. 35.*
Henriette Engelhardt, Heike Trappe and Jaap Dronkers, _Differences in Family Policy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce: A Comparison between the former East and West Germany_ (Max-Planck-Institut, 2002).
Gene V. Glass, George C. Tiao and Thomas O. Maguire, ‘The 1900 Revision of German Divorce Laws: Analysis of Data as a Time-Series Quasi-Experiment’ in _Law & Society Review_ 5.4 (Wiley, 1971).
Alfred J. Lotka, ‘Modern Trends in the Birth Rate’ in _The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science_ 188 (Sage Publications, 1936).
Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022).**
Matthew Stibbe, ‘Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture’ (Routledge, 2010) - this book is a great alternative to the GCSE textbook if you want a historically rigorous overview of Weimar Germany! It also covers the debate over the existence of the New Woman relatively clearly.
Cornelie Usborne, 'The New Woman and generational conflict: perceptions of young women's sexual mores in the Weimar Republic' in Mark Roseman, 'Generations in Conflict Youth Revolt and Generation Formation in Germany 1770–1968' (Cambridge University Press, 1995).
*I rely on an official GCSE textbook heavily for the purpose of making sure that what I’m teaching falls in line with the GCSE curriculum, the problem with this, however, is that this official GCSE textbook is a very questionable source, which fails to cite its sources, contains numerous errors and outdated interpretations of the history. It very much does not hold up to academic standards and should not be used for anything other than GCSE revision.
**Benjamin says read his book: global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-weimar-republic-9780198845775?cc=nl&lang=en& He is a cool guy (and even gave feedback on this script!) so I think you should too.
*Social Media*
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alonglongtimeago.bsky.social || @alonglongtimeago.bsky.social
Patreon: patreon.com/alonglongtimeago
Twitter: twitter.com/alongtimeago_YT || @alongtimeago_YT
Insta: instagram.com/alonglongtimeago || @alonglongtimeago
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"Cafe Central" [flickr.com/photos/96346885@N04/47575508682] by a.canvas.of.light [flickr.com/photos/96346885@N04], licensed under CC BY 2.0 [creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse].
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“Das Reichstagsgebäude - The Reichstag building - Berlin” [commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53930183] by Jens Cederskjold [web.archive.org/web/20161014223309/http://www.panoramio.com/user/1513503?with_photo_id=35238209], licensed under CC BY 3.0 [creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en].
0:34
Same as thumbnail.
3:36
Still from ‘Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’ by Walter Ruttmann (1927), which is in the Public Domain
4:37
Still from ‘Berlin – Die Sinfonie der Großstadt’ by Walter Ruttmann (1927), which is in the Public Domain
HOW I MODERATE COMMENTS
docs.google.com/document/d/1rZlHq9GKg7B8Vsv3k-2P74BfrmS5pFbhHRwoGjSCyzs/edit
