Public Vocational School for Women in Nitra and its´ Activities in the Years 1939-1945 Cover Image

Verejná odborná škola pre ženské povolania v Nitre a jej činnosť v rokoch 1939-1945
Public Vocational School for Women in Nitra and its´ Activities in the Years 1939-1945

Author(s): Nina Sozanská
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Univerzita Konštantína Filozofa v Nitre, Filozofická fakulta
Keywords: Keywords: public vocational school for women; Nitra; school; Slovak state; women

Summary/Abstract: The regime of the first Slovak Republic saw Slovak woman mainly as a mother whose place was in the household. The main duty of a woman was to take care of a household, husband and to raise children. The education and upbringing supposed to prepare girls for this role. Vocational school for women in Nitra provided a general and special education for a family. For example the school provided a study of housework such as tailoring clothes and it was also preparation for the higher level of education of women vocational schools. This kind of education was considered the most appropriate for women. This contribution depicts the activity, organization, aims and tasks of the public vocational school for women in Nitra in 1939-1945.

  • Issue Year: 18/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 76-91
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Slovak