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GA-00704 1955-11-28 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Konstituante en huwelijkswetgeving: Verklaring van de Gerwani (Constituent Assembly and marriage legislation: Gerwani statement)

Constituent Assembly and marriage legislation: Gerwani statement

De Nieuwsgier item (28 Nov 1955) reporting a Gerwani central board statement: speaking of the president's household while ignoring the fight for a democratic marriage law is pointless. It urges women to vote so the Konstituante secures women's rights per the UN Declaration, citing the forced marriage of Maisuri of Tanj

GA-00713 1956-04-17 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Mevr. Umi Sardjono (Mrs. Umi Sardjono in parliament)

Mrs Umi Sardjono in parliament pleads for national marriage legislation

Short De Nieuwsgier parliamentary note (17 Apr 1956): Umi Sardjono (listed as Pembangunan faction) spoke on the fate of Indonesian women, still unprotected by marriage legislation, and pleaded for national marriage legislation.