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GA-01184 1952-04-16 Java-Bode rel A

Gerwis protesteert bij Egyptisch consulaat (Gerwis protests at the Egyptian consulate)

Gerwis protests at the Egyptian consulate

Java-Bode, 16 Apr 1952, p. 1: Gerwis hands a letter to the Egyptian consulate protesting the Cairo governor's ban on women voting in Egyptian elections, communicated to Doria Shafik of the Daughters of the Nile, and urges its withdrawal.

GA-00673 1952-04-17 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Gerwis protesteert (Gerwis protests)

Gerwis protests Egyptian ban on women voting

De Nieuwsgier, 17 Apr 1952: Gerwis hands a letter to the Egyptian consulate protesting the Cairo governor's decision that women may not take part in Egyptian elections, and urges Egypt to withdraw it. Early example of Gerwis's international women's-rights solidarity.