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2 itemsTopic: marriage law and polygamy ✕Person: Umi Sardjono ✕Event: Protests against Government Regulation 19/1952 ✕
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GA-01440 1952-07-23 Harian Rakjat rel A

Harian Rakjat, 23 Juli 1952: Umi Sardjono, 'Peraturan no. 19 masih tetap tidak adil'

Umi Sardjono: 'Regulation no. 19 is still unjust' (Harian Rakjat, 23 July 1952)

Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 23 July 1952 (full issue; p. 3 relevant). Article by Umi Sardjono on Government Regulation 19/1952 (widows' pensions): nearly all women's organisations object, some demanding repeal, others accepting pensions but opposing polygamy. She says the rules in effect encourage polygamy, and recalls tha

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