Suwarti in Peking: preparatory committee for Asia-Pacific peace conference (Harian Rakjat, 9 June 1952)
Harian Rakjat, 9 June 1952. A front-page NCNA dispatch from Peking (6 June) reports Suwarti and Suryonegoro, members of the Indonesian delegation to the preparatory committee of the Peace Council for Asia and the Pacific, briefing journalists on Indonesia's peace movement, poverty, KMB economic dependence, Irian Barat
Mrs Ch. Salawati in parliament (Harian Rakjat, 20 February 1957)
Harian Rakjat, 20 Feb 1957, p. 2: regional and parliament news. A DPR item cites a statement by Ny. Ch. Salawati, member from South Sulawesi, apparently on the plight of ex-TKR/TRI veterans (OCR garbled). Page also covers West Irian debate (Minister Sudibyo), a ban on dancing and rock'n'roll film, and local violence.
Almanac of State Institutions and Parties (1961)
Government reference almanac issued by the Department of Information (Departemen Penerangan), June 1961, on the institutions of Guided Democracy: MPRS, DPR-GR, DPAS, Depernas, Bapekan, Front Nasional and recognised parties, with decrees, membership lists and party statutes. Gerwani appears only once, as the women's del
Sinar Harapan, 22 Oct 1962: Roeslan Abdulgani lectures at Gerwani training centre
OCR of Sinar Harapan, 22 Oct 1962, pages 1-4 (columns interleaved). Gerwani appears in one front-page Antara-style item: Roeslan Abdulgani, chair of the Manipol/USDEK indoctrination committee, lectured before a Gerwani training centre at the Prison Service Academy in Jakarta on 'revolution of rising expectations/explod
Sinar Harapan, 20 Apr 1966: PKI cadres in West Irian; one Gerwani figure still detained
Sinar Harapan, 20 Apr 1966, p. 1: Brig. Gen. Bintoro of Kodam Cendrawasih says PKI cadres posted to West Irian were easily 'secured', 93 prisoners sent to Java, and 'only one Gerwani figure named Rukinah' remained detained.
Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)
Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again
Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)
Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again
The role of Gerwani in the liberation of West Irian 1950-1963 (Kurnia, 2019)
2019 history thesis (UNY) by Dimas Dwi Kurnia on Gerwani's role in the West Irian campaign 1950-63: 1951 and 1957 congress resolutions, the 1957 charter with the army-youth body BKSPM, 1960 statement for 710,000 members and the 1962 volunteer call. Key source on Gerwani and West Irian.
The role of Gerwani in Trikora 1961-1963 (Kurnia and Miftahuddin, 2019)
Journal article (2019) by Kurnia and Miftahuddin on Gerwani in Trikora 1961-63: Gerwani joined the Front Nasional on 17 Jan 1962 for 1.125 million members, and a delegation led by Sulami offered volunteers. Dated chronicle of Gerwani's West Irian mobilisation.
Gerwani's anti-imperialist feminism on the Cold War stage (Rahayu, 2020)
Ruth Indiah Rahayu's 2020 essay on Gerwani's anti-imperialist feminism in the Cold War: the 17 Jan 1962 volunteer registration for West Irian reported in Api Kartini, Gerwani as the pioneer of volunteer mobilisation, and a 2020 reflection on Papua. Key transnational analysis.