Kirsten Heinsohn’s new book analyzes German conservative parties from a gendered perspective in the context of the rise and fall of democratic republicanism. She investigates the political self-understanding of conservatives in response to war, defeat, democratization and parliamentary crisis and assesses the influence of gender relations on conservative beliefs and behavior. Methodologically, Heinsohn combines a political-historical focus on leaders and institutions (including parties, parliamentary delegations, women’s committees, and women’s organizations) with a cultural-linguistic analysis of the rhetoric employed by women journalists and politicians. After briefly surveying developments in the Conservative Party and the Fatherland Party, Heinsohn turns to the Weimar-era conservative parties: German National People’s Party (DNVP), Christian-Social People’s Service (CSVD), and the Conservative People’s Party (KVP). The study is heavily weighted toward the DNVP, by far the most significant conservative-right party.