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Democratic Women's Federation of Germany (in German, Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands/DFD) was a mass organisation with representation in the Volkskammer which primarily fought for women's issues in East Germany. The Volkskammer was the Parliament of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a Communist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ...
Founded in 1947, it served as the de facto women's section of the SED and continued returning candidates to the Volksammer (although not a member of the National Front) until 1990. The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The National Front was a united front of political parties and mass organisations in East Germany. ...