The exhibition sheds light on the realities of women's lives in the 1970s and 1980s, showing similarities and differences. Equal opportunities officers invite visitors to question their own ideas and engage in discussion and exchange experiences.
The division of Germany has been history for over three decades. Nevertheless, we (and women) still encounter many clichés that are attributed to women from East and West Germany.
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 as a raven mother because she puts her children in a crèche.
Exciting comparisons, but what is really true?
The exhibition "Women in Divided Germany" aims to answer this question. It makes the diverse experiences of women in the 1970s and 1980s visible and provides an insight into German-German realities with their similarities and differences. We see women at home, looking after children, at work and in everyday life in pictures that could be in any photo album. The exhibition aims to arouse curiosity to reflect on the role of women then and now, to examine our clichés and perhaps also to find common ground in women's striving for recognition and self-determination.
On Friday, 26.09.2025 at 15:00, the
equal opportunities officers D. Christine Braun from the district of
Vorpommern-Rügen and Antje Weilandt from the amber town of
Ribnitz-Damgarten will open the exhibition "Frauen im geteilten
Germany" in the Ribnitz library.
We invite you to talk to women from East and West. You are welcome to join us and contribute
your experiences!
An exhibition of the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship by Clara März.
