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Democratic Women's League of Germany

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Type
  
Mass organization

Membership (1988)
  
1.5 million

Purpose
  
Women's rights

Parent organization
  
National Front

Formation
  
March 1947; 70 years ago (1947-03) -->

The Democratic Women's League of Germany (German Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, or DFD) was the mass women's organisation in East Germany.

It was established in March 1947 and had the following official aims:

  • Removal of fascist ideas
  • Education for women
  • Equal rights
  • Fair social living conditions
  • Education of children in the spirit of humanism and peace
  • Co-operation with the international women's movement

    • It was one of the members of the National Front and sent representatives to the Volkskammer. In 1988, membership was 1.5 million.

    References

    Democratic Women's League of Germany Wikipedia
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