Research Symposium

BIO

I am a nursing major who was drawn to this project due to its immersion into parts of my ancestry and for its awareness for civil courage. In this project, I get to honor courageous women who stood strong in Nazi Regime.

The Rosenstrasse Protest: Identifying The Aryan Woman Who Showed Civil Courage

Abstract

In order to promote familial connections while simultaneously commemorating the civil courage of these Aryan wives, the Rosenstrasse Foundation has created a database. This repository is composed of information on the protestors such as marriage licenses, birth certificates, and/or overall family history. The completed database is intended to aid in the contribution of research, as it provides the further context of civil courage in the Nazi regime, and serves as a digital resource for descendants to connect with both their familial lineage and other descendants. Furthermore, the completed archive also serves as an educational tool. This tool provides a comprehensive and detailed guide to the available information on the protestors. This guide contains information on marriages, birth certificates, and other available information. Through this information, we can gain a greater knowledge of the Nazi Regime. It is also indicative of the impact that civil courage, specifically Intermarriages, severely threatened the Nazi regime.

Keywords: Nazi Germany, Civil Courage