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Why did women vote for Hitler? Long-forgotten essays hold some answers

  • Written by Sarah R. Warren, Ph.D. student, Florida State University
Why did women vote for Hitler? Long-forgotten essays hold some answersAdolf Hitler surrounded by German supporters in 1937. De Agostini Editorial

The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party in the 1930s came on the back of votes from millions of ordinary Germans – both men and women.

But aside from a few high-profile figures, such as concentration camp guard Irma Grese and “concentration camp murderess” Ils...

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