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{{Short description|Youth organization of the Nazi party for girls}}
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The '''BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit''', the BDM Belief and Beauty Society, was founded in [[1938]] to serve as a tie-in between the work in the [[League of German Girls]] (BDM) and that of the [[Nazi]] [[Frauenschaft]]. Membership was voluntary and open to girls between the ages of 17 and 21.
[[File:Glaube und Schönheit.svg|thumb|Emblem of the ''BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit'']]
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The '''BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit''' ([[German language|German]] for BDM Faith and Beauty Society) was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the work of the [[League of German Girls]] (BDM) and that of the [[National Socialist Women's League]]. Membership was voluntary and open to girls aged 17 to 21.


== About ==
== Purpose ==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2000-0110-500, BDM, Gymnastikvorführung.jpg|300px|thumb|BDM girls dancing the [[Saxon Greeting]] in 1941]]
[[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Reichsjugendführer]] (RJF; "National Youth Leader") [[Baldur von Schirach]] established the Faith and Beauty Society in 1938<ref>
{{cite book
|last1 = Rempel
|first1 = Gerhard
|date = 15 July 2015
|chapter = The Formation of a Generational Alliance
|title = Hitler's Children: The Hitler Youth and the SS
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=amXqCQAAQBAJ
|publication-place = Chapel Hill
|publisher = UNC Press Books
|page = 21
|isbn = 9781469620619
|access-date = 9 January 2023
|quote = Schirach's creation of the "Faith and Beauty" program in 1938, for BDM girls up to the age of twentyone, was designed to keep young women under RJF control, away from the cantankerous matrons of the [[National Socialist Women's League | Frauenschaft (NSF)]].
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to act as a link between the ''Bund Deutscher Mädel'' (BDM) and the [[National Socialist Women's League | ''Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft'']]. The general idea was that "girls" should take part in working for the whole ''[[Volksgemeinschaft]]'' (German community) before they either went on to jobs or{{spaced ndash}}ideally{{spaced ndash}}to marry and have children.


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The Society, initially run by {{ill|Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen|de|Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen}}, mainly aimed towards priming the young women for their future tasks as wives and mothers, and while courses offered ranged from [[fashion design]] to healthy living, the overall idea was to teach them [[home economics]] so they would "properly" run their households, cook well for their families, and care properly for their children.
The Belief and Beauty Society was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the League of [[Germans|German]] Girls and the [[Nazi]] Frauenschaft. The idea was that girls should be part in the work for the whole [[Volksgemeinschaft]] before they went on to either jobs, or - ideally - to marry and have children.


According to Dr. [[Jutta Rüdiger]], who had taken over as the leader of the League of German Girls in 1937:
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Membership was voluntary and open to girls between the ages of 17 and 21. The work in the Society was mainly geared toward priming the girls for their tasks as wives and mothers, and while courses offered were very interesting for many girls and ranged from [[fashion design]] to healthy living, the overall idea was to teach them home economics so they would properly run their households, cook well for their future husbands, and care properly for their future children.
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<blockquote>The task of our Girls League is to raise our girls as torch bearers of the national-socialist world. We need girls who are at harmony between their bodies, souls, and spirits. And we need girls who, through healthy bodies and balanced minds, embody the beauty of divine creation. We want to raise girls who believe in [[Nazi Germany| Germany]] and our leader, and who will pass these beliefs on to their future children.<ref>
Dr. Rüdiger interview footage published on the DVD "Glaube und Schoenheit" by German Zeitreisen-Verlag</ref>
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== See also ==
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According to Dr. Jutta Rüdiger, who had taken over as the leader of the League of German Girls in [[1937]], "The task of our Girls League is to raise our girls as torch bearers of the national-socialist world. We need girls who are at harmony between their bodies, souls, and spirits. And we need girls who, through healthy bodies and balanced minds, embody the beauty of divine creation. We want to raise girls who believe in [[Germany]] and our leader, and who will pass these beliefs on to their future children." <ref>Dr. Rüdiger interview footage published on the DVD "Glaube und Schoenheit" by German Zeitreisen-Verlag</ref>


* [[Saxon Greeting]]
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== References ==
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* "Das BDM Werk Glaube und Schoenheit" DVD, Zeitreisen Verlag
* "Das BDM Werk Glaube und Schoenheit" DVD, Zeitreisen Verlag
* "Ein Leben fuer die Jugend" by Dr. Jutta Ruediger
* "Ein Leben fuer die Jugend" by Dr. Jutta Ruediger
*[http://www.bdmhistory.com BDM Historical Research Site]
* [http://www.bdmhistory.com BDM Historical Research Site]


== External links ==
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* [http://www.bdmhistory.com Extensive English language website on the BDM]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011052234/http://www.hitlerjugend.net/ Hitler Youth Forum]
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[[Category:Hitler Youth]]
[[Category:1938 establishments]]
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 22 November 2024

Emblem of the BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit

The BDM-Werk Glaube und Schönheit (German for BDM Faith and Beauty Society) was founded in 1938 to serve as a tie-in between the work of the League of German Girls (BDM) and that of the National Socialist Women's League. Membership was voluntary and open to girls aged 17 to 21.

Purpose

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BDM girls dancing the Saxon Greeting in 1941

Nazi Germany's Reichsjugendführer (RJF; "National Youth Leader") Baldur von Schirach established the Faith and Beauty Society in 1938[1] to act as a link between the Bund Deutscher Mädel (BDM) and the Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft. The general idea was that "girls" should take part in working for the whole Volksgemeinschaft (German community) before they either went on to jobs or – ideally – to marry and have children.

The Society, initially run by Clementine zu Castell-Rüdenhausen [de], mainly aimed towards priming the young women for their future tasks as wives and mothers, and while courses offered ranged from fashion design to healthy living, the overall idea was to teach them home economics so they would "properly" run their households, cook well for their families, and care properly for their children.

According to Dr. Jutta Rüdiger, who had taken over as the leader of the League of German Girls in 1937:

The task of our Girls League is to raise our girls as torch bearers of the national-socialist world. We need girls who are at harmony between their bodies, souls, and spirits. And we need girls who, through healthy bodies and balanced minds, embody the beauty of divine creation. We want to raise girls who believe in Germany and our leader, and who will pass these beliefs on to their future children.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rempel, Gerhard (15 July 2015). "The Formation of a Generational Alliance". Hitler's Children: The Hitler Youth and the SS. Chapel Hill: UNC Press Books. p. 21. ISBN 9781469620619. Retrieved 9 January 2023. Schirach's creation of the "Faith and Beauty" program in 1938, for BDM girls up to the age of twentyone, was designed to keep young women under RJF control, away from the cantankerous matrons of the Frauenschaft (NSF).
  2. ^ Dr. Rüdiger interview footage published on the DVD "Glaube und Schoenheit" by German Zeitreisen-Verlag

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