Free-verse poem 'Aku Seorang Gerwani' by Omie Lubis (IndoPROGRESS, 5 May 2009): a Gerwani woman's monologue to her child born of rape, describing forced nakedness and forced 'painting of history', ending as a testament to truth and justice. Literary representation.
Ruth Indiah Rahayu's 2017 essay contrasting pre-G30S state instructions on women's organisations: the Army's domestication ('koncowingking', Panca Dharma Wanita) versus radicalisation tied to revolution, locating Gerwani's politics against the militarist model. Interpretive essay.
Ruth Indiah Rahayu's 2017 biographical portrait of Umi Sardjono (1923-2011), Gerwani chair, from Umi's own stories told 2004-09; opens with the film's Jamilah, whom Umi met in detention and apologised to. Intimate life history of a Gerwani leader.