[drzaiusapelord]

I can't imagine that being true. The Nazi's learned a lot from the US's eugenics and segregation programs and the Soviets, while progressive on women's issues, were just as homophobic, ableist, and racist. I imagine there was quite a bit of overlap between these three nations in terms of censorship, bannings, and burnings.

[somedude895]

> Soviets, while progressive on women's issues

We’re they ever actually, in the sense that they wanted to improve women‘s lives for simply moral reasons? It always seemed to me to be merely for 1. the purpose of increasing their workforce and economical productivity, and 2. the weakening of family ties for easier indoctrination of the youth.

[watwut]

Women already worked in low level factories and such when feasible. Because of need to eat. What was new was limiting the workday for women (or moms) to shorter then men had.

[euroderf]

And now it has been China's turn too. A superpower affliction perhaps.