Frauen im Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus

In the organizer's words:

Exhibition of the German Resistance Memorial Center from October 15 to November 25, 2025 in the Carl Brandts Haus Central Library, a cooperation between the Mönchengladbach City Library and the Mönchengladbach City Archive.

Women's resistance to the National Socialist dictatorship was diverse, risky and courageous - and yet remained unnoticed for a long time after 1945. It was not until 2019 that the German Bundestag expressly recognized "the courage and achievements of women in the resistance against the National Socialist dictatorship" and funded a project by the German Resistance Memorial Foundation to further research this chapter.

The resulting exhibition focuses on the lives of women who resisted in very different ways: They helped fellow Jewish citizens*, organized networks, procured forged papers or distributed banned writings.

20 portraits show the entire social breadth and ideological diversity of women in the resistance. In addition to well-known personalities, lesser-known biographies are also honored - many of them were persecuted by the National Socialist justice system.

The exhibition can be seen from October 15 to November 25 during normal opening hours in the Carl Brandt House Central Library; Free admission.