Sunday Worker, 10 Aug 1947, p. 8: the OCR contains only a crossword puzzle (clues and grid), so the catalogued article on S. K. Trimurti as Indonesia's woman Minister of Labor cannot be read or checked. No Gerwani/Gerwis content is verifiable.
China Weekly Review, 31 Dec 1949: report of delegates' speeches at the Asian Women's Conference in Peking (WIDF-aligned) on women in colonial and semi-colonial countries (Africa, Middle East, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Vietnam, France, China, Korea, Madagascar, Burma). The Indonesian delegate Lillah Suripno traces
Sunday Worker, 1 Jan 1950, p. 2: page with several items; the relevant article, datelined Peking, reports the Asian Women's Conference where women leaders from 15 Asian countries, including Indonesia, Burma and India, pledged struggle against imperialism. Delegates said conditions in Burma and Indonesia were alike unde
Sunday Herald (Sydney), 26 Aug 1951, p. 18: Beryl Wright of the Australian Federation of University Women reports that Indonesian women took part, for the first time, in an international conference at Bali (UN Information South-East Asian regional conference of non-governmental bodies); they were interested in equal pa
Sunday Herald (Sydney), 26 Aug 1951, p. 18: Beryl Wright of the Australian Federation of University Women reports that Indonesian women took part, for the first time, in an international conference at Bali (UN Information South-East Asian regional conference of non-governmental bodies); they were interested in equal pa
Daily Mirror (Sydney), 18 December 1953, p. 11, a page of national and foreign news briefs. Only one item concerns Indonesia: a short AP report from Jakarta that 2,000 sarong-clad Indonesian women jammed the capital's streets demanding a government ban on polygamy and child marriage. No organisation is named. The other
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Sep 1954, p. 1 (AAP-Reuter): a deputation from 30 Indonesian women's organisations, headed by Mrs Katowijono of Perwani, protested to Sukarno over his marriage to a second wife, Mrs Suwondo, without the first wife's consent. Press debate; women leaders say it dealt the women's movement a bad b
The Observer, 16 Jan 1955, p.7, Rawle Knox, 'Djakarta Postpones the Evil Day': impressionistic report from Jakarta on a lively, disorderly capital, the Ali Sastroamidjojo government's dependence on Communist support, Sukarno's drift from impartiality, the delayed first election and anti-Dutch boycotts. A passing quote
Indian Daily Mail, 2 Mar 1955 (lead only). Announces the Third Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani) in Palembang, 2-6 March, attended by 300 members of main committees of women's organisations nationwide; the congress preparatory chairman spoke at a press conference.
Indian Daily Mail (Singapore), 2 March 1955, p. 1: the third Indonesian Women's Congress is held in Palembang, 2-6 March, with 300 delegates of women's organisations. Preparatory committee chair is Mrs S.A. Hanafiah (Gerwani), secretary Mrs R. Mailan (Gerwani), treasurer Mrs Djauhari; Perwari, Gerwani, Wanita Demokrat
Page 8 of the Daily Worker (New York, 13 May 1955). A short Djakarta dispatch (12 May) reports that the central committee of Perwari, described as Indonesia's largest women's organisation, joined Pakistani women in criticising Prime Minister Mohammed Ali's second marriage, and recalls Perwari's protest the previous yea
Moscow News (English), 30 May 1956, p. 5. Among general items (Afghan independence day, Anglo-Soviet and trade comment), a short piece reports a delegation of Indonesian women arriving in Moscow at the invitation of the Central Council of Trade Unions, led by Setiati Surasto, secretary of the plantation workers' union,
Page 4 of the Daily Worker (New York, 24 Jul 1956) reporting a Budapest conference of women trade unionists from 42 countries called by the WFTU, which demanded equal pay and opportunities and paid maternity leave. An unnamed delegate from Indonesia is cited on women workers being treated as cheap labour. Gerwani is no
Canberra Times 'What People Are Doing' social column, 7 May 1957, p. 5. Only Gerwani-adjacent item: Mrs Urbani, wife of an Indonesian Embassy first secretary, will address the Canberra branch of the National Council of Women on 'Women in Indonesia'. Rest is unrelated local notices.
Canberra Times 'What People Are Doing' social column, 30 Sep 1958, p. 5. One relevant notice: Mrs H. G. Wattimena, wife of the Indonesian Embassy's first secretary, will talk to the Reid Red Cross branch on Indonesian women and the Indonesian Red Cross. Otherwise unrelated local news.
Tribune magazine page, 1 Oct 1958, p. 6: Mary Lester (Union of Australian Women, Perth) reports on the Fourth World Congress of Women (WIDF, Vienna, June 1958; 76 countries). Themes: atomic-test ban, status of women, children's education. Indonesia appears only in passing: two women MPs from Indonesia, with Indian and
Tribune magazine page, 1 Oct 1958, p. 6: Mary Lester (Union of Australian Women, Perth) reports on the Fourth World Congress of Women (WIDF, Vienna, June 1958; 76 countries). Themes: atomic-test ban, status of women, children's education. Indonesia appears only in passing: two women MPs from Indonesia, with Indian and
Tribune (Sydney), 18 Feb 1959, p. 4: brief Jakarta dispatch reporting that Gerwani, 'the influential Indonesian women's organisation', called on women to struggle for a democratic marriage law and demanded the Constituent Assembly guarantee women equal political, economic, social and family rights, as Parliament prepar
Tribune (Sydney), 18 Feb 1959, p. 4: brief Jakarta dispatch reporting that Gerwani, 'the influential Indonesian women's organisation', called on women to struggle for a democratic marriage law and demanded the Constituent Assembly guarantee women equal political, economic, social and family rights, as Parliament prepar
Evening Post (Wellington), 3 April 1959, UPI report 'Hula Hoops Improper': the Indonesian Women's Movement (probably Gerwani, though not named) urged the government to ban hula hoops as inconsistent with Eastern ethics and harmful to mental health, as Surabaya military authorities warned hooping children about decency.
Headline-only clipping ('Hula Hoops Improper') of the Evening Post article of 3 April 1959 on the Indonesian Women's Movement's call for a hula hoop ban; no further text.
Article-body clipping from the Evening Post, 3 April 1959: the Indonesian Women's Movement urged Indonesia's government to ban hula hoops as contrary to Eastern ethics and harmful to mental health, as reported by UPI from Jakarta, alongside a Surabaya military warning on decency.
Ottawa Citizen, 22 April 1959, p.27: society-page report of a Kartini Day tea and sherry party given by Mrs. L. N. Palar, wife of Indonesia's minister to Canada, marking the birthday of Kartini (b. 21 April 1879), described as a nationalist and pioneer of the Indonesian women's movement and symbol of women's emancipati
Tribune (Sydney), 9 Mar 1960, p. 12: report of the Sydney celebration of the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day. Messages came from women abroad, including Chinese and Indonesian guests prevented from attending by visa and passport difficulties. UAW president Noreen Hewitt spoke of China; theme was equal sta
Tribune (Sydney), 9 Mar 1960, p. 12: report of the Sydney celebration of the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day. Messages came from women abroad, including Chinese and Indonesian guests prevented from attending by visa and passport difficulties. UAW president Noreen Hewitt spoke of China; theme was equal sta
Townsville Daily Bulletin classified-advertising page, 11 Mar 1960, p. 10: mostly unrelated ads and notices. The relevant item is an advertisement for 'International Women's Day Jubilee Celebrations' at the C.W.A. Hall, Townsville, on 15 March 1960, inviting the public to hear overseas visitors from the National Federa
Townsville Daily Bulletin classified-advertising page, 12 Mar 1960, p. 10: mostly unrelated ads and notices. The relevant item is an advertisement for 'International Women's Day Jubilee Celebrations' at the C.W.A. Hall, Townsville, on 15 March 1960, inviting the public to hear overseas visitors from the National Federa
Townsville Daily Bulletin classified-advertising page, 14 Mar 1960: mostly unrelated ads and notices. The relevant item is an advertisement for 'International Women's Day Jubilee Celebrations' at the C.W.A. Hall, Townsville, on 15 March 1960, inviting the public to hear overseas visitors from the National Federation of
Tribune (Sydney), 20 Apr 1960, p. 9: profile of Mrs Rusijah Sukardi (name as OCR'd), an ANTARA journalist visiting Australia as guest of the International Women's Day Committee. She says she joined the youth movement in 1928 and gives figures on Indonesian women MPs and teachers. Names Gerwani, 'the Indonesian Women's
Tribune (Sydney), 20 Apr 1960, p. 9: profile of Mrs Rusijah Sukardi (name as OCR'd), an ANTARA journalist visiting Australia as guest of the International Women's Day Committee. She says she joined the youth movement in 1928 and gives figures on Indonesian women MPs and teachers. Names Gerwani, 'the Indonesian Women's