The Untold Story of Bauhaus Women

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The Bauhaus is considered the home of the avant-garde and is a symbol of modernism. Today, more than 100 years after its foundation, the Bauhaus masters are the stars of architecture and design history. However, the history of the Bauhaus is one of male heroes and to this day the female artists remain in the shadow of their colleagues. Yet Gropius not only wanted to create radically new design with his manifesto, but also to attempt to build a new open, modern society - with the promise of real equality between the sexes. How did women really fare at the Bauhaus? The film takes a completely new look at the Bauhaus myth and tells its story from a different perspective. From the perspective of the women who came to the Bauhaus with the promise of a new, liberated life and work full of vision and hope - and were then confronted with old role models. The focus is on three visionary and headstrong women: Gunta Stölzl is regarded as a successful trailblazer for modernist textile design. She was the only woman among the masters. Alma Buscher's innovative children's products are still sold today. Despite her early success, she received no support from Gropius. Friedl Dicker - a talented free spirit who developed her talent under horrific existential conditions in the Theresienstadt concentration camp and who remained faithful to Bauhaus principles until her death in Auschwitz. Using never-before-seen archive material, diary entries, conversations with descendants and Bauhaus experts, this moving documentary reveals how women lived and worked at the Bauhaus. Bauhaus Women Film by Susanne Radelhof #dwhistoryandculture For more visit: https://www.dw.com/en/culture/s-1441 Please follow DW's netiquette: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G