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Source A The female parliamentary representatives of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the Weimar National Assembly, the first parliament of the Weimar republic, on 1 June 1919. Among the women sits Marie Juchacz (front row, third from right), director of the party’s women’s office. Marie Juchacz was also a member of the SPD party executive or committee responsible for the policy and management of the political party

Whether inferring from sources or commenting on their utility students almost always begin by commenting on the content of the sources they are given. This is understandable, but often so much answer time is given over to describing and commenting on the content of sources that students often make only cursory use of the source descriptions or fail to use them in any meaningful way. Vital information regarding the nature, origin and purpose of sources is included in the source descriptions which you must consider in order to make developed inferences and comment effectively on source utility.

What can you infer from Source A about the position of women in Weimar Germany?