The idea behind this book was to explore the role of women in Nazi Germany, and how they participated or collaborated with the regime, only to be mostly ignored in the post war time years, while instead the myth of the German martyr women, victims of rape and air attacks on the home front took hold. While I liked the book and thought Lower made an interesting argument, it felt all too brief, more like this is the beginning of an area of study. For example, she does not focus on the female camp guards who have already been documented, but instead chooses to look specifically at the women that had were in the know, and some cases had the power and authority to effect things and how they handled themselves. She looks at the secretaries that signed and typed the orders, the nurses that adminstered the euthanasia, the wives that supported their husbands.
No need to read so fast, Jen. I have an ungodly amount of correction work to finish before the 10th of December, give a woman a sporting chance here. :)
I of course meant January. See, all the work is scrambling my brain. No time to read for pleasure.
I’m back to regular work hours starting Monday, and classes also start back up then – just trying to squeeze in some fun reading before getting stuck on Wealthe of a Nation, Locke and Hobbes.
At least you can still spell.