German Feminism quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which term for unmarried women did West German authorities ban in 1972?

   Answer: Fräulein

   Why: Interior Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher issued the decree on 16 January 1972, a step Bundestag Vice President Liselotte Funcke had pushed for.

2. 2 Medium

   Why do German feminists criticize the tax rule Ehegattensplitting?

   Answer: It discourages married women from working full-time

   Why: Since 1958, spouse splitting has lowered work incentives for second earners, often women, by raising the tax on added earnings.

3. 3 Hard

   Who wrote the 1907 German study 'Wife and Mother in Legal Development'?

   Answer: Marianne Weber

   Why: In January 1919 she took her seat in Baden's assembly and became the first woman ever to speak in a German parliament.

4. 4 Easy

   What purple clothing item became the uniform of 1970s German feminists?

   Answer: Dungarees

   Why: Purple mixes pink and blue as a sign of equality, and activists paired it with a garment seen as male.

5. 5 Medium

   In what year did West Germany appoint its first female federal minister?

   Answer: 1961

   Why: CDU women forced Adenauer to name a woman in 1961, and the new Health Ministry was created for Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt.

6. 6 Hard

   Why did Saxon authorities pass the 1850 "Lex Otto" law?

   Answer: To ban women from editing newspapers

   Why: Louise Otto-Peters moved her Frauen-Zeitung to Gera in neighbouring Reuss, but a similar law there soon banned it too.