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GA-00829 1952-01-16 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesische vrouwenorganisatie eist invoering van huwelijkswet

Indonesian women's organisation demands introduction of a marriage law

De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1952, p. 5: correspondent report from Surabaya on Gerwis's annual congress (Dec 1951), whose main resolution demands a marriage law setting minimum ages (men 20, women 17) against widespread child marriage, and giving local women's organisations the role of monitoring compliance and prosecuting viol

GA-00853 1953-11-18 De Waarheid rel A

Conferentie van Gerwis te Bandung: nieuwe huwelijkswet noodzakelijk

Gerwis conference in Bandung: new marriage law necessary

De Waarheid, 18 Nov 1953, p. 5: short report that the West Java branches of Gerwis ended a two-day conference in Bandung, adopting a resolution demanding that the government draft a new marriage law quickly and set minimum labour conditions for women workers. Same item notes a SARBUPRI strike of about 200 workers at th

GA-00864 1954-03-24 De Waarheid rel B

In het hierbij gepubliceerde verhaal wordt... (inleiding bij verhaal over strijd tegen polygamie)

Introduction to a story on the struggle against polygamy in West Java

De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1954, p. 5: editorial caption introducing a published story about a local victory against polygamy in West Java a few months earlier through united action. It says the issue is also on the agenda at the Gerwis congress that has just begun, attended by Rie Lips-Odinot. The story itself is not part of

GA-00875 1954-10-27 De Waarheid rel A

Voor democratische huwelijkswetten in Indonesië

For democratic marriage laws in Indonesia: protest against PP-19

De Waarheid, 27 Oct 1954, p. 5: report on the draft marriage regulation PP-19, which would allow polygamy for men and which tens of thousands of Indonesian women protested. Quotes Umi Sardjono, Gerwani chair, in Harian Rakjat urging mass action, mobilising all women's groups and unions (PP-19 also risks mass dismissals

GA-00879 1955-08-10 De Waarheid rel A

1945 - 17 Augustus - 1955: Maisuri geeft het voorbeeld

1945 - 17 August - 1955: Maisuri sets the example

De Waarheid, 10 Aug 1955, p. 5: illustrated story marking ten years of the Republic about Maisuri, a 17-year-old from Talang-Dukun, South Sumatra, sold by her parents to a landlord as fourth wife, who fled and married her chosen partner, was jailed for 'adultery' and freed after her mother turned to a Gerwani officer a