Presentation in the Bendler block - Exhibition shows women resisting the Nazis
Stories about resistance against National Socialists are usually male-dominated. For the 80th anniversary of the attack on Adolf Hitler on July 20, 1944, the German Resistance Memorial Center conceptualized the exhibition "Women in the Resistance against National Socialism." It is intended to show that the resistance of women against the National Socialist dictatorship was diverse, risky, and courageous. In the evening, the exhibition was opened.
Encounter with Resistance Women
According to the information provided, the activities and fates of numerous women will be shown in various thematic units. In addition, it will be explored what possibilities there were for humanity and political action under the conditions of the dictatorship. At the same time, it will become clear with the life portraits of the women how brutally the NS regime proceeded against resistance women, it was stated.
- Despite the predominantly male-focused narratives of resistance against National Socialism in Germany's history, the German Resistance Memorial Center in Berlin is dedicating an exhibition for the 80th anniversary of the July 20, 1944 attack on Adolf Hitler, titled "Women in the Resistance against National Socialism."
- This exhibition aims to shed light on the diverse, risky, and courageous acts of resistance by women against the repressive National Socialist dictatorship in Germany.
- The exhibition, which features numerous thematic units, reveals the varying circumstances that enabled women to engage in acts of resistance while also underlining the ruthless consequences the National Socialist regime inflicted on these women.
- As part of the exhibition, the lives and stories of several key women resisters are highlighted, providing a unique perspective on the resistance movement during the period of National Socialism in German society.
- The exhibition "Women in the Resistance against National Socialism" reinforces the crucial role women played in the resistance against National Socialism, breaking the stereotype that men were the only agents of change during that era.
