History1948-1949Germanymedium confidence

Photographer Erna Wagner-Hehmke documented the work of the Parliamentary Council on the Basic Law text from September 1948 to June 1949, including portraits of its 'fathers' and four 'mothers'.

Notes on verification

Multiple independent sources (Haus der Geschichte/LeMO, demokratiegeschichten.de, EMMA, Parlamentarischer Rat website) corroborate the commission, timeframe, and the unique joint portrait of the four 'Mothers of the Basic Law.' Minor imprecision in end-date framing does not affect core substance.

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