Democratic Women's League of Germany

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The Democratic Women's League of Germany (German Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, or DFD) was the mass women's organisation in East Germany.

It was established in March 1947 and had the following official aims:

• Removal of fascist ideas
• Education for women
• Equal rights
• Fair social living conditions
• Education of children in the spirit of humanism and peace
• Co-operation with the international women's movement

It was one of the members of the National Front and sent representatives to the Volkskammer.

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