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GA-03021 rel A

Gerwani dan Kuntilanak Wangi (Historia, pratinjau)

Gerwani and the Perfumed Ghost (Historia, preview)

Historia article by Martin Sitompul (preview only): after destroying Gerwani the New Order used the 'kuntilanak' image to restrict progressive women's movements; quotes Wieringa at a Kuntilanak Wangi discussion. Partial text.

GA-00401 1966-01-30 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 30 Januari 1966 (edisi Minggu)

Berita Yudha, 30 January 1966 (Sunday edition)

Berita Yudha, 30 Januari 1966 (edisi Minggu). Wayang-based moral column 'Tepa-Palupi (60): Bhatari Durga' retells the cursing of Uma into the demon Durga; Gerwani is invoked implicitly through the female-demon figure.

GA-00418 1966-10-05 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 5 Oktober 1966: wawancara Ibu Tien Soeharto

Berita Yudha, 5 October 1966: interview with Ibu Tien Soeharto

Berita Yudha, 5 Oktober 1966: wawancara Ibu Tien Soeharto. Armed Forces Day issue with a front-page interview with Ibu Tien Soeharto, 'May our children not inherit the barbarity and immorality of Gerwani', and Perwari conferring 'Penyelamat Revolusi' on Suharto.

GA-00420 1966-10-09 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 9 Oktober 1966 (edisi Minggu)

Berita Yudha, 9 October 1966 (Sunday edition)

Berita Yudha, 9 Oktober 1966 (edisi Minggu). Serialised interview with police agent Sukitman, 'the only witness' at Lubang Buaya, describing the well area 'full of PR/Gerwani volunteers' with 'savage faces' shouting 'ganyang kabir' as officers were shot.

GA-00424 1966-10-24 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 24 Oktober 1966: 'Hanja seorang Gerwani dapat demikian'

Berita Yudha, 24 October 1966: 'Only a Gerwani could do this'

Berita Yudha, 24 Oktober 1966: 'Hanja seorang Gerwani dapat demikian'. Front-page photo feature with staged photos re-enacting the murder of Hasnah Djohan by Aminah Achmad, who allegedly cut her throat and mutilated the body: 'Only a Gerwani could do this'.

GA-02012 1966-12-17 Sinar Harapan rel B

Sinar Harapan, 17 Desember 1966

Sinar Harapan, 17 Dec 1966: Dharsono at KAMI Puteri Mother's Day commemoration

Sinar Harapan, 17 Desember 1966. Dharsono at a KAMI Puteri Hari Ibu commemoration says 'Gerwani/Gestapu/PKI' honoured heroes only as a mask; a second Gerwani hit in a serialised verdict digest.

GA-03002 2018 rel B

Perempuan Ditekan, Perempuan Melawan (Historia, 2018)

Women suppressed, women resisting (Historia, 2018)

Historia feature (2018) on how the New Order subordinated the women's movement after 1965, branding politically minded women 'like Gerwani' and portraying Gerwani as beautiful but cruel, and how independent organising revived from the 1980s. Draws on Suryakusuma and Murniati.