ABSTRACT

This social and cultural history of girls in the German youth movements in the pre-Nazi era brings fascinating new light to bear on the history of the German youth movements. It contributes to our wider understanding of girlhood in the period, and investigates how mentalities, collective identities and German nationalism developed in the three decades before the Nazi period.

chapter |12 pages

Introduction

Wanderlust, Femininity and Germanness

chapter |40 pages

Gender and Sexuality

Engendering the German Nation

chapter |22 pages

Gender and the Body

Embodying the German Nation

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion

Wanderlust, Feminity, and Germanness