Image of women in the 19th and 20th centuries of the example of selected prose

This thesis deals with the social status of women and their role during the late 19th century to the seventies of the 20th century. In the first part, there is sketched out the development of women's image inclusive the Women's Movement in historical and social context. This description is followed by an analysis of female characters and roles on the basis of selected prose works Effi Briest of Theodor Fontane, The Murder of Captain Hanik of Hermann Ungar and Group Portrait with Lady of Heinrich Böll. Keywords women, 19th century, 20th century, women's emancipation, Women's Movement, women's rights, social roles, social history, gender inequalit