TrummerFrauen

1 post — TrummerFrauen is a German word for "rubble wives." In popular myth, directly after World War Two, German war widows spontaneously organized to clear the rubble of their ruined cities. This myth was foundational to a new spirit of unity and pride, supporting the success of German democracy. By contrast, the the failed Weimar Republic was bedeviled by stab-in-the-back mythology. Articles with this tag ask what it takes to foster the healthy, forward looking civic mythology.