Mrs Mudigdio (PKI) in parliament on the August raid arrests (Harian Rakjat, 16 February 1952)
Harian Rakjat, 16 Feb 1952, front page continued p.4: parliamentary debate on the government's account of the August 1951 razzia (mass arrests of leftists). Nyonya Mudigdio (PKI) is reported proposing that the DPR form a committee to investigate the arrests; Sakirman (PKI) notes most victims were PKI members. A detaine
Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 September 1968: 'Kediri Regent Recalled'
Angkatan Bersendjata, 5 September 1968: 'Bupati Kediri direcall'. The Kediri regent, a police lieutenant colonel, is recalled because his wife was 'cultivated very successfully by the Gerwani figure Nafsiah'; police say they never rehabilitate those implicated in G30S.
Angkatan Bersendjata, 11 September 1968. Kediri labour-office head Djatmiko arrested for allegedly hosting 'Gerwani ringleader Nafsijjah' during Operasi Trisula; the regent's wife Surjati detained.
Berita Yudha, 11 September 1968: East Java governor's adjutant secured
Berita Yudha, 11 September 1968: 'Adjudan Gubernur Djatim diamankan!'. After Operasi Trisula, six arrested in Kediri 'in connection with Gerwani ringleader Nafsijah', including labour-office head Djatmiko in whose house she allegedly stayed.
Berita Yudha, 25 October 1994: White Book on G30S (part 13)
Berita Yudha, 25 Oct 1994, p. 4: White Book instalment on BTI/PR 'mass actions' and the anti-American campaign; Gerwani named twice, including among a PR/CGMI/Gerwani crowd at the East Java governor's office.
History of Gerwis and the emergence of Gerwani (detikNews, 2013)
detikNews feature (2013) on Gerwis's founding on 4 June 1950 by six organisations (Rupindo, Persatuan Wanita Sedar, Istri Sedar, Gerwindo, Wanita Madura, PPRI) and founders Trimurti, Salawati Daud, Umi Sardjono, Tris Metty and Sri Panggihan, with I.G.A.A. Ratih. Concise account of origins.
Tempo.co, 28 December 2018: A look inside the Gerwani book seized by the TNI as 'PKI'
Tempo.co report (28 Dec 2018) on the seizure by TNI and police in Kediri of 19 books from a bookshop owner, including Amurwani Dwi Lestariningsih's 'Gerwani: Kisah Tapol Wanita dari Kamp Plantungan' (Gramedia 2011), which describes torture and sexual violence against women prisoners. The owner says the books are mainst
Tempo, 2 October 2021: Breaking up before the decisive congress (how Umi Sardjono led Gerwani)
Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021) on how Umi Sardjono led Gerwani: Marx House courses, the 1945 Barisan Buruh Wanita with S.K. Trimurti, Gerwis founded at Semarang (3-6 June 1950, Tris Metty chair), Umi chair from 1954 when it became Gerwani. Cites 650,000 members and 179 kindergartens at the 1957 Solo congress, WIDF links, s
Tempo, 2 October 2021: From priyayi daughter to underground activist (how Umi Sardjono became an activist)
Tempo biographical feature (2 Oct 2021, Isma Savitri and Nurdin Kalim) on Umi Sardjono's early life: born Suharti Sumodiwirjo in Salatiga, 24 Dec 1923, inspired by Kartini, joined Parindra then Gerindo, worked as an underground courier in East Java, tortured by the Japanese in 1943 alongside S.K. Trimurti, married Suki
Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)
Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) with a short institutional history of Gerwani: founding 4 June 1950 from six regional organisations, Tris Metty as first chair, membership growth to 3 million in 1965, PKI influence and dissolution on 12 March 1966. Encyclopedic summary.