Woman guest from Indonesia
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
Woman guest from Indonesia
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
Straits Times (Singapore), 17 Jun 1960, Antara report from Jakarta: a hand-grenade attack the day before killed one woman and injured an Indonesian MP and a girl; the thrower was unknown. The sweep suggests the MP was Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.), unverified. Only the lead is available; Gerwani is not mentioned.
FBIS, 7 July 1960: Mourning of Tjimahi victims continues
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (7 Jul 1960): over 18,000 overseas Chinese and Indonesians visited Tjimahi, West Java, to mourn two overseas Chinese women (Yang Mu-mei, Yeh Chin-niang) killed by West Java military authorities during the forced evacuation of Chinese from rural areas. Chinese groups demanded punishment and
FBIS, 11 September 1960: Indonesian women's delegation (Gerwani in Peking)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua item (11 Sep 1960): five members of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani) delegation, including Siti Asijah (surname OCR-garbled), arrived in Peking as the second group visiting China at the invitation of the PRC National Women's Federation; Wu Chuan-heng of the federation met them. Shows Gerw