Exhibition opening: Women in a divided Germany

The exhibition aims to provide answers to the clichés to which women from East and West
West Germany are ascribed to
are attributed to. Western women are often described either as "homebodies at the stove" or as tough career women.
The East German woman, on the other hand, "stands her ground" in coal mining. She is described as tough or even as a
mother because she puts her children in a crèche.
Exciting comparisons, but what is really true?
The posters show women in a common era, the time before reunification. The focus is placed on
on different areas.
We see women at home, looking after children and in everyday life in pictures that can be found in every photo album.
can be seen in every photo album.
The exhibition is intended to arouse curiosity about the past. We therefore invite you to talk to
women from East and West.
All under the motto, "What was it like back then?"