Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium#
Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium, upper secondary school which emerged from the Frauen-Oberschule upper secondary school for women founded in 1921. In addition to teaching academic subjects (only one foreign language), it intended to cater for the "special characteristics of women and their cultural tasks" by putting the main emphasis on subjects such as child care, dressmaking, cooking and housekeeping.(8 forms since 1927, 2nd foreign language since 1935). In 1962, it was renamed "Wirtschaftskundliches Realgymnasium fuer Maedchen" ("for girls") and kept its stereotypically "female" subjects. In 1988, the reference to women in the name of the school type was removed; however, a major part of the stereotypical subjects remained.