Democratic Women’s League of Germany

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The Democratic Women’s League of Germany was a mass women’s organization in East Germany closely aligned with the ruling Socialist Unity Party, promoting socialist ideology and women’s participation in public life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass organization
political organization
women’s organization
closelyAlignedWith Socialist Unity Party of Germany
country East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
dissolutionReason political changes during German reunification
dissolved 1990
existedDuring Cold War
fieldOfWork political education
social policy
women’s rights
foundedBy Socialist Unity Party of Germany
hadMembership mass membership
hadRole mass organization in the GDR political system
headquartersLocation East Berlin
ideology Marxism–Leninism
socialism
inception 1947
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf National Front of the German Democratic Republic
surface form: Democratic bloc in the GDR
nativeLabel Democratic Women’s League of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands
operatedIn East Germany
organizationalType mass women’s organization
organized political education courses for women
social and cultural activities for women
participatedIn elections in the German Democratic Republic
partOf National Front of the German Democratic Republic
politicalAlignment Socialist Unity Party of Germany
politicalPosition left-wing
promoted socialist family policy
women’s participation in politics
women’s participation in the workforce
purpose mobilize women for participation in public life
promote socialist ideology among women
represent women in the political system of the GDR
support policies of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
regionServed East Germany
surface form: German Democratic Republic
representedIn Volkskammer
shortName DFD
subordinateTo Socialist Unity Party of Germany
supported state policies on childcare
state policies on employment for women
state policies on gender equality in the GDR
targetAudience women

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Socialist Unity Party of Germany subOrganization Democratic Women’s League of Germany
SED massOrganization Democratic Women’s League of Germany
National Front of the German Democratic Republic memberOrganization Democratic Women’s League of Germany
this entity surface form: Democratic Women's League of Germany
Democratic Women’s League of Germany nativeLabel Democratic Women’s League of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands
National Council of Women similarTo Democratic Women’s League of Germany
subject surface form: National Council of Women (Romania)
this entity surface form: Democratic Women’s Union of Germany
National Front includes Democratic Women’s League of Germany
subject surface form: National Front (East Germany)
this entity surface form: Democratic Women's League of Germany
NF associatedOrganization Democratic Women’s League of Germany
this entity surface form: Democratic Women's League of Germany
DFD abbreviationFor Democratic Women’s League of Germany
DFD fullNameInGerman Democratic Women’s League of Germany
this entity surface form: Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands