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GA-01451 1957-01-16 Harian Rakjat rel A

Yu Siyem, aktivis Gerwani, oleh Sulami (Harian Rakjat, 16 Januari 1957, hlm. 3)

Yu Siyem, Gerwani activist, by Sulami (Harian Rakjat, 16 January 1957)

Harian Rakjat, 16 Jan 1957, p. 3: women's page ('Wanita') with a short story by Sulami (Gerwani) about 'Yu Siyem', a village market woman and Gerwani branch activist who recruits neighbours, tours distant villages and wins her husband's support, showing membership expansion and the Anak-Cabang structure. Also Soviet sc

GA-00012 1959 Api Kartini rel A

Api Kartini No. 1 Th. 1, Juni 1959

Api Kartini No. 1, Year 1, June 1959

Inaugural issue of Api Kartini (June 1959), published by Jajasan Melati with Maasje Siwi as editor in chief. Built around Hari Kartini: Kartini's writings and socialist reading, profiles, and contributions from S.K. Trimurti, Rukiah Kertapati and Sulami.

GA-00116 1960 Sulami rel A licensed

Sarinah dari Abad ke Abad

Sarinah through the Ages

Short illustrated piece by Sulami (c. 1959-60), written for the anniversary of the August Revolution, tracing women's history from Kartini, the 1928 Youth Pledge and the 22 December 1928 women's congress to demands for equality, education and political rights. It cites Sukarno's Manipol and the book 'Sarinah', and urge

GA-01410 1967-07-05 Harian Kami rel A

Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967

Harian Kami, 5 July 1967: Sudisman's lawyers and witnesses

Harian Kami, 5 Juli 1967. List of Sudisman's three defence lawyers and 22 witnesses for his Mahmillub trial includes two Gerwani leaders with underground aliases, including Sulami (alias Siti Alfiah).

GA-01581 1999-04-16 Bali Post rel A

Bali Post, 16 April 1999: 'Diteliti, kekejaman Soeharto tahun 1965–1966'

Bali Post, 16 April 1999: Suharto's 1965-66 atrocities to be investigated

Bali Post, 16 Apr 1999, p. 1: founding of the YPKP 65 foundation (15 Apr 1999, YLBHI, Jakarta), chaired by Sulami, ex-Gerwani member imprisoned 20 years, with Pramoedya; research on killing sites and aim to hold Suharto accountable.

GA-02235 1999-08-29 Tempo rel A licensed

"Saya Punya Obsesi Membongkar Pembunuhan G30S" (Wawancara Sulami)

Tempo, 29 August 1999: Interview with Sulami - 'I have an obsession to expose the G30S killings'

Tempo interview (29 Aug 1999) with Sulami, former Deputy Secretary-General II of Gerwani, with a short biography: arrested 12 Feb 1967 on Amir Machmud's order, tried 1975, released 1984, torture by rattan between fingers and threats of rape; founded the 1965-66 victims research foundation. She denies any Gerwani role a

GA-02690 2000 rel C

Beberapa Catatan tentang Agenda Rekonsiliasi (YPKP, 18 Februari 2000)

Some Notes on the Reconciliation Agenda (YPKP, 18 Feb 2000)

YPKP statement (18 Feb 2000) on the reconciliation agenda, arguing reconciliation must include all victims, not elite compromise, and setting twelve agenda items including exposing G30S sponsors and trying perpetrators of the massacres. Victims' foundation position paper.

GA-02691 2001 rel A

Kartini, Jangan Biarkan Padam (Sulami, 2001)

Kartini, Do Not Let It Go Out (Sulami, 2001)

Sulami's 33-page booklet (Cipta Lestari, March 2001) retelling Kartini's life as a socialist, anti-colonial genealogy for women, then tracing women's organisations and the 1965 destruction of Gerwani. A former Gerwani leader's historical-political reflection.

GA-02692 2001 rel C

Perempuan dalam Arus Zaman (Sulami, 1995/2001)

Women in the Current of the Times (Sulami, 1995/2001)

Sulami's essay 'Perempuan dalam Arus Zaman' (written Dec 1995, published Aug 2001) surveying women's condition before globalisation using Kompas reports on rapes, Julia Suryakusuma's 1981 article and a seminar paper on women workers. Does not mention Gerwani.

GA-02683 2002 rel A

Kisah Singkat Seorang Sulami (LPKP-65, 2002)

A Short Story of One Sulami (LPKP-65, 2002)

December 2002 LPKP-65 memorial booklet for Sulami (1926-2002), former Gerwani leader and YPKP 1965/66 chair, with her biography (arrested 1967, 20-year sentence, released 1984) and documents on exhumations, letters to Komnas HAM and forensic work.

GA-02726 2002 rel A

Kebenaran tentang Gerwani: Aspek Gender Rezim Suharto (Seri Kartini 03/2002)

Truth about Gerwani: The Gender Aspect of the Suharto Regime (Seri Kartini 03/2002)

2002 Seri Kartini booklet bundling W.F. Wertheim's review of Saskia Wieringa's Gerwani dissertation (Gerwani's puritan sexual politics, army fabrication of Lubang Buaya), a DPP Gerwani statement of 4 June 1962, Sulami's preface and poem, and a memoir of 1945. Survivors' reissue of key Gerwani texts.

GA-02693 2006 rel A

Catatan Sulami, Mantan Sekjennas Gerwani (YPKP 1965, 2006)

Notes of Sulami, Former Gerwani Secretary-General (YPKP 1965, 2006)

Sulami's reflective essay (written 1992, posted 9 Nov 2006) on why revolutionary women founded Gerwis on 4 June 1950, its rejection of 'man-hating feminism', its actions such as Tanjung Morawa and International Women's Day. First-person account by a Gerwani secretary-general.

GA-03008 2011 rel A

Jalan Teguh Sang Pemimpin (Lilik HS, IndoPROGRESS, 2011)

The leader's steadfast road: obituary of Umi Sardjono (Lilik HS, 2011)

Lilik HS's IndoPROGRESS obituary of Umi Sardjono (born Suharti Sumodiwiryo, Gerwani chair 1954-65, d. 11 March 2011): her funeral at Matraman, a visit to the Waluya Sejati elderly home founded on Sulami's initiative, and former leaders' memories. Literary-journalistic portrait.

GA-03018 2020 rel A

Narasi Sulami versus Narasi Orde Baru (Rahayu, IndoPROGRESS, 2020)

Sulami's narrative versus the New Order narrative (Rahayu, 2020)

Ruth Indiah Rahayu's 2020 essay introducing Sulami's unpublished two-volume prison novel Menanti Rembulan Ndadari, written in the 1970s, with Sulami's biography (arrested 6 Oct 1967) and the conditions of writing in Bukit Duri and Tangerang, set against New Order narratives.

GA-02289 2021-10-02 Tempo rel A licensed

Beban Trauma Peristiwa 1965 (Mengapa Umi Sardjono tak terbuka mengungkap riwayat Gerwani)

Tempo, 2 October 2021: The burden of trauma of 1965 (why Umi Sardjono was not open about Gerwani's history)

Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021, Dini Pramita and Bagja Hidayat) on why Gerwani chair Umi Sardjono (Suharti Sumodiwiryo) said little after 13 years in Bukit Duri (to 1978). Drawn from Ita Nadia, Ruth Indiah Rahayu, others: she wept at accounts of rape and Sudjinah's injury, 'it is my responsibility'; friendships with Fransis

GA-02859 2025 rel A

Transformasi Gerwani: Keterlibatan dalam Perjuangan Gender hingga Stigmatisasi Pasca 1965 (Aisyah, 2025)

Transformation of Gerwani: gender struggle to post-1965 stigmatisation (Aisyah, 2025)

Rania Dhiyaulhaq Aisyah, 'Transformasi Gerwani' (Jurnal Sejarah Indonesia 8:2, 2025), a literature-based article on Gerwani's pre-1965 gender activism (education, health, anti-polygamy, 1955 elections, PKI ties, congresses) and its post-1965 stigmatisation. It repeats Wieringa's finding that the Lubang Buaya sexual-vio