The role of women and men in German society in the 18th and 19th Century

The role of women in Germy society in the 18^th and 19^th Century was that Women could not do anything with out the permission of the man, women were seen as inferior. There were four k’s the women lived by The four k’s were kinder (children) Kirche (church), Küche (Kitchen) and Kleider (clothes). The k’s indicated that the women’s job is bearing and raising children, attending religious activates like church, cooking and serving food to the men and children and last but not least women had to deal with the clothing, the washing and the fashion. Women were not able to access education. This all changed in the 20^th century when women were given the right to vote in 1919. The men were the head of the household. The men were predominantly the breadwinners in the family