Book Chapter
Bożena Karwowska, Wanda Witek-Malicka, “Women in Auschwitz.” Auschwitz: History, Place and People. An Academic Guide to the Camp Complex. Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2021, p. 93-108.
Educational Resources
- Interview with Halina Birenbaum by Prof. Bożena Karwowska and WA 2022 Cohort
- Mapping A Woman’s Journey in Auschwitz by Lisa Rutloh
- The Camp as a Women’s Space by Charlotte Gibbs
- Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2021: “Women in Auschwitz” by Bożena Karwowska
- Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2021: “Q&A on Maps and Women in Auschwitz” with Bożena Karwowska, Charlotte Gibbs & Lisa Rutloh
- Women’s Luxury Items in Concentration Camps by Bożena Karwowska
- Witnessing Auschwitz Conference 2021: “The Camp as a Women’s Space” by Charlotte Gibbs
Discussion Prompts
- Consider the different groups of women in Auschwitz. Who were their members and what were their respective roles?
- Aside from not being considered as part of the SS, how did the role of SS Aufseherinnen differ from their male counterparts in Auschwitz? What were the attitudes of the SS men towards them?
Bibliography
Birenbaum, Halina. Hope Is the Last to Die: A Personal Documentation of Nazi Terror. Edited by Teresa Świebocka and Georg Mayer. Translated by David Welsh. Oświȩcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2014.
Kubica, Helena. Pregnant Women and Children Born in Auschwitz. Voices of Memory 5. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2010.
Strzelecka, Irena. Women in Auschwitz. Voices of Memory 12. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2016.
Szmaglewska, Seweryna. Smoke over Birkenau. Oświęcim: Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, 2008.
