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Women in Hungary in the 1930s: the Role of Women in the Party of Na Tional Unity

Women in Hungary in the 1930s: the Role of Women in the Party of Na Tional Unity JÓZSEF VONYÓ WOMEN IN HUNGARY IN THE 1930s: THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE PARTY OF NA TIONAL UNITY* Following World War I and the revolutions of 1918-1919, new political forces appeared in Hungary. Groups on the extreme right wing, represent- ing racist policies, recruited their members mostly from middle class peo- ple. These groups intended to protect Hungary primarily from Jews who were considered to be harmful to national interests. Not only did they tar- get the representatives of liberal economic and political principles as well as those of Communism, but also the traditional ruling classes, the aristoc- racy, even though the rise of the right wing was due to their policies. The extremists intended to seize power and thus establish a heavily centralized state which was to restrict or even obliterate parliamentarianism. The leader of this political movement was Staff Captain Gyula Gombos. After 1921, during the prime ministership of Count lstvan Bethien, an aristocrat who represented conservative-liberal views, the aristocracy and the capitalists reinforced their positions in politics as well as in the econ- omy. The extreme right wing groups of the middle classes were either forced out of power or, as subordinates to the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png East Central Europe Brill

Women in Hungary in the 1930s: the Role of Women in the Party of Na Tional Unity

East Central Europe , Volume 20 (1): 201 – Jan 1, 1993

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© 1993 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0094-3037
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1876-3308
DOI
10.1163/187633093X00127
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Abstract

JÓZSEF VONYÓ WOMEN IN HUNGARY IN THE 1930s: THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE PARTY OF NA TIONAL UNITY* Following World War I and the revolutions of 1918-1919, new political forces appeared in Hungary. Groups on the extreme right wing, represent- ing racist policies, recruited their members mostly from middle class peo- ple. These groups intended to protect Hungary primarily from Jews who were considered to be harmful to national interests. Not only did they tar- get the representatives of liberal economic and political principles as well as those of Communism, but also the traditional ruling classes, the aristoc- racy, even though the rise of the right wing was due to their policies. The extremists intended to seize power and thus establish a heavily centralized state which was to restrict or even obliterate parliamentarianism. The leader of this political movement was Staff Captain Gyula Gombos. After 1921, during the prime ministership of Count lstvan Bethien, an aristocrat who represented conservative-liberal views, the aristocracy and the capitalists reinforced their positions in politics as well as in the econ- omy. The extreme right wing groups of the middle classes were either forced out of power or, as subordinates to the

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Published: Jan 1, 1993

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