Intersektionale Verfolgung von Frauen im Nationalsozialismus? Chancen und Fallstricke intersektionaler Ansätze in der NS-Frauenforschung

Abstract

Intersectional persecution of women under National Socialism? Opportunities and pitfalls of intersectional approaches in studies on women in the Nazi Era
The article examines the potentials and limitations of intersectional approaches in research on women under National Socialism. Drawing on Karin Stögner’s “intersectionality of ideologies”, it demonstrates how Nazi ideologies can be intersectional although the associated persecution practices are not necessarily intersectional. This distinction is demonstrated through case analyses of individual biographies. The discussion emphasizes that intersectional perspectives constitute an important tool for capturing complex experiences of discrimination under National Socialism. At the same time, however, such approaches require conceptual precision: An overly expansive use of the term risks obscuring the specific mechanisms of Nazi persecution.

Keywords: intersectionality, women in the Nazi era, antisemitism, anti-lesbian hostility, persecution under National Socialism

Bibliography: Becker, Randi: Intersektionale Verfolgung von Frauen im Nationalsozialismus? Chancen und Fallstricke intersektionaler Ansätze in der NS-Frauenforschung, GENDER – Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 2-2026, pp. 56-73.