This master thesis presents the view of women's roles at the turn of the century 1900 of the russian-german psychoanalyst Lou Andreas-Salomé. In addition to secondary literature, this work refers to Lou's scientific and fictional works, especially her essay Der Mensch als Weib, which represents her theory of the sexes. The research is a theoretical work and can be divided into three parts: the role of women in the 19th century and the first women's movement in Germany, Lou Andreas-Salome's biography and comparison of the views of Lou Andreas-Salomé and the bourgeois women's movement regarding women's roles at the turn of the century 1900.
In order for a better understandment of Andreas-Salomé's views, the first chapters present a general picture of women and women's movement in the 19th century. The women's movement in Germany is divided into the bourgeois and proletarian women's movement and since the protagonist of this master thesis came from a bourgeois home, it focuses on the bourgeois women's movement and its goals. In addition, a detailed picture of Lou Andreas-Salomé's life is presented, both privately and professionally. The last part presents a close comparison between Lou Andreas-Salomé and the bourgeois women's movement in relation to woman as a being, her role in love, marriage and sexuality, and her cultural act of motherhood.
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