De Vrije Pers report (2 Aug 1952) on a public meeting during the Gerwis East Java conference in Surabaya. Miss Sulami explained Gerwis as anti-imperialist and anti-capitalist, opposed the widows' pension rule as promoting polygamy, blamed polygamy on the lack of a marriage law and prostitution on imperialist-caused pov
Java-Bode, 11 Aug 1952, p. 2. Mostly a Surabaya court verdict over the 1950 'Koalas' boat theft; the Gerwani-relevant item is an Aneta note that the East Java Gerwis conference decided to send Mrs Tam, Sulami and Warmi to the Asian peace conference in Peking.
Short Aneta item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 18 Aug 1952, p. 3: the East Java branch conference of Gerwis decides to send a delegation (Mrs Tam, Sulami, Warmi) to the Asian peace conference in Peking. Also notes Salatiga teacher-training funds and the Parindra congress.
De Waarheid, 9 Dec 1953, p. 5: Malang dispatch on a Gerwis conference reviewing East Java work. In six months membership rose from 12,000 to 16,420 and branches from 37 to 49; literacy courses ran in 120 villages with 1,349 participants; 15 kindergartens (kleuterbewaarplaatsen) opened, holding almost 600 children daily
De Vrije Pers note (31 Aug 1954) on the Gerwani East Java conference, which ended with a reception and artistic performance at the Stadstuin in Surabaya. Topics discussed included the draft marriage law, the multi-wife pension regulation, the elections, food prices and pornographic reading matter and films.
Renmin Ribao, 9 Jul 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua): after the Moscow World Congress of Women, an Indonesian delegation, a Nepalese delegate and the Chinese delegation arrive in Beijing, welcomed by 300 leaders. Delegation head Mrs Pardjani Pradono is a Gerwani CC member; Mrs Satrijo and Mrs Muninggar are East Java Gerwani leaders
Renmin Ribao, 9 Jul 1963, p. 1 (Xinhua): after the Moscow World Congress of Women, an Indonesian delegation, a Nepalese delegate and the Chinese delegation arrive in Beijing, welcomed by 300 leaders. Delegation head Mrs Pardjani Pradono is a Gerwani CC member; Mrs Satrijo and Mrs Muninggar are East Java Gerwani leaders