Abstract

The Revolt of German Women

Much has changed in Germany in the last ten years, but still more, remains the same at heart. The politicians are not much cleverer than they used to be. The tradespeople have a somewhat larger spirit and feel injured when one charges them, even in jest, with respectability. The only thing in Germany which has fundamentally changed is the German woman. The author is thinking of the vast army of women who have been forced by modern progress into industrial life, who are working in every conceivable profession, and have even created new professions for themselves. They make the picture of the great cities. They determine the forces of the outer life wherever industry, business activity, and production are at hand. The independent working woman is the representative of her sex in Germany today, not the woman whose activity is confined to the domestic circle. Berlin reporters are always happy when distinguished foreigners inform them that Berlin women are the chicest and most elegant whom they have seen upon their travels.