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GA-00632 1954-03-11 De Locomotief rel B

Internationale Vrouwendag (International Women's Day)

International Women's Day in Salatiga, 1954

De Locomotief, 11 Mar 1954: Salatiga's federation of women's associations marks International Women's Day on 8 March; a Gerwis representative explains the day's origin, followed by a talk on baby care, a health-service film and children's dances. Shows Gerwis giving the political history of the day within a mixed local

GA-00635 1954-08-24 De Locomotief rel B

Transmigratie naar Zuid-Sumatra (Transmigration to South Sumatra)

Transmigration to South Sumatra; Medan cooperation body resolution

De Locomotief, 24 Aug 1954: a note on 50 families transmigrating from Purwokerto to South Sumatra, and a brief item that the Medan Badan Kerdjasama Nasional (BKN), to which PKI, PNI, SKI and Gerwani are affiliated, urged by resolution that the mayor be relieved of his post (text breaks off).

GA-01042 1954-08-25 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Vervanging burgemeester gevraagd (Medan)

Replacement of mayor requested (Medan)

Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (25 Aug 1954, p.2): the Medan national cooperation body BKN, to which the PKI, PNI, SKI and Gerwani are affiliated, adopted a resolution asking the government to remove Medan's mayor A.M. Djalaluddin from office.

GA-01061 1954-10-06 Het Parool rel B

Parlement over tweede huwelijk van Soekarno

Parliament on Sukarno's second marriage

Het Parool report (6 Oct 1954, p.108): parliament asks the government to clarify its stand on President Sukarno's second marriage, as the controversy causes the first rift in the year-old PNI-PKI coalition. A woman MP of the socialist fraction submitted the request, and parliament received a petition from women's movem

GA-00644 1955-03-09 De Locomotief rel A

Salatiga: Internationale Vrouwendag (Salatiga: International Women's Day)

Salatiga: International Women's Day, 1955

De Locomotief, 9 Mar 1955: Salatiga's women's federation (10 organisations) marks International Women's Day on 8 March in the people's building; Mrs Kaslah of Gerwani gives the opening speech and Mrs Sugijarto of Rukun Wanita explains the day's meaning, followed by remarks from agencies and parties.

GA-00708 1956-01-05 De Nieuwsgier rel A

De Gerwani en mevrouw Fatmawati (Gerwani and Mrs. Fatmawati)

Gerwani and Mrs Fatmawati: statement on a private divorce matter

De Nieuwsgier item (5 Jan 1956) on a Gerwani statement about Fatmawati Sukarno's divorce request: Gerwani calls it a private matter, defends free democratic marriage, regrets that certain parties exploited it to undermine national unity and the president's name, and uses it to demand a democratic marriage law.

GA-01055 1957-07-13 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Nationale raad door president Soekarno geïnstalleerd

National council installed by President Sukarno

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (13 Jul 1957, p.1): Sukarno installs the National Council (42 members sworn in), saying it will not displace cabinet or parliament. Named members include Munir, Sardjono, Henk Ngantung, S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said (women's movements) and Katjasungkana. Bahder Djohan and Herawati Diah decli