Sexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
TitelSexualized violence against women during the Nazi 'racial' persecution
Auteur
Call number940.5318082/0046
Objectnummer07409b
Plaats van uitgaveWaltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
Jaar van uitgave
2010
Pagina'spp29-44
MateriaalArtikel
ReeksHBI series on Jewish women
ISBN9781584659051
NotesArticle from the book 'Sexual violence against Jewish women during the Holocaust' pp29-44
Beschrijving
In Nazi concentration camps there were specific prevailing conditions for sexual violence against women. The SS had complete power over prisoners, and extreme exploitation, abuse and dehumanizaion characterized daily life. This was partly determined by the Nazi racial ideology. Some forms of sexualized violence, such as forced abortion, sterilization and 'medical' experiments also took place
