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GA-00761 1952-03-07 De Vrije Pers rel B

Internationale vrouwendag (International Women's Day, Surabaya)

International Women's Day in Surabaya: women's federation meeting

Short De Vrije Pers notice (7 Mar 1952) that International Women's Day would be marked in Surabaya by the Gabungan Organisasi Wanita Surabaya, which includes Gerwis, Perwari, Christian and other women's groups at the regent's pendopo, while Chinese women's organisations held separate events.

GA-00765 1952-05-21 De Vrije Pers rel A

Internationale Kinderdag (International Children's Day, Surabaya)

International Children's Day committee in Surabaya

De Vrije Pers notice (21 May 1952): a committee of women's and youth organisations was set up to commemorate Children's Day on 1 June (called "communist" by the paper), chaired by Mrs Mh. Tana of Gerwis, with Miss Marlijah (RKKS) and Mrs Mudjinah (Perwari); events include a reception and a children's gathering at the P

GA-00767 1952-08-08 De Vrije Pers rel A

Gerwis naar Peking (Gerwis to Peking)

Gerwis to Peking: East Java delegates to Asian peace conference

Brief De Vrije Pers item (8 Aug 1952): the Gerwis East Java conference decided to send a delegation of Mrs. Tam, Sulami and Warmi to the Asian peace conference in Peking, leaving 5 September.

GA-00772 1953-03-21 De Vrije Pers rel A

Gerwis stuurt telegram (Gerwis sends telegram)

Gerwis sends telegram of condolence on Gottwald's death

Short De Vrije Pers item (21 Mar 1953): the board of Gerwis, called "communist", sent a telegram to the Czechoslovak women's movement with condolences on President Gottwald's death, calling him "a faithful fighter for peace and for the rights of woman".

GA-00773 1953-04-07 De Vrije Pers rel A

Naar het congres in Denemarken (To the congress in Denmark)

To the congress in Denmark: delegation chosen for Copenhagen

Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (7 Apr 1953): at a Gerwis-initiated meeting of women's organisations (2-3 April, Jakarta) it was decided to send a delegation to the WIDF women's congress in Denmark in June. Delegates include S.K. Trimurti, Kandjinah and Maasje Siwi of Gerwis, plus Wanita Demokrat and others.

GA-00783 1954-04-06 De Vrije Pers rel A

Russische vrouwen op bezoek (Russian women visiting)

Russian women visiting for the Gerwani congress

De Vrije Pers item (6 Apr 1954), citing Suluh Indonesia: three Soviet women (A. Kholopova of Moscow University, a poetess and a translator) arrived in Jakarta to attend the Gerwani congress and gave a talk on women's position in the USSR; the paper remarks they wore no lipstick and simple dresses.