the new type of German woman must be “a fighter; strong, of set purpose and powerful, yet at the same time motherly, arm, loving and serving”, as “womanly worth and dignity, womanly honor and pride, are of the utmost importance for the future of the nation”. This statement implies that the new German woman should not only be feminine, but also possess masculine qualities, as she “combine(s) the features of the old [pagan] Germanic woman with those of the Christian German woman.” By doing so, only then…
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