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GA-02411 1949-12-13 rel C licensed

Many Speeches Mark 3rd Day Session (FBIS, 13 Dec 1949)

FBIS, 13 December 1949: Many speeches mark third-day session (Asian Women's Conference)

FBIS monitored Peking radio report (13 Dec 1949) on day three of the Asian Women's Conference: Teng Ying-chao's report, speeches by delegates including an unnamed (OCR garbled) Indonesian delegate who urged an all-national united front under the Indonesian Communist Party; Dutch, French, Indochinese, Soviet speakers. E

GA-00007 1956 rel A licensed

Meluaskan Aksi-Aksi untuk Memperkuat Tuntutan Hak-Hak Wanita, Anak-Anak dan Perdamaian (Laporan Umi Sardjono, 1956)

Umi Sardjono's General Report to the Third DPP Plenum, June 1956

Umi Sardjono's general report for the Gerwani DPP Executive to the 3rd DPP Plenary (16-19 June 1956), published by DPP Gerwani. Reviews the 1955 election campaign (23,480 new Gerwani workers; five Gerwani members elected, including Umi Sardjono and Salawati), marriage-law and anti-polygamy casework (86 of 115 cases res

GA-02846 1958 WIDF rel A licensed

Indonesia: Gerwani Report since the Third Congress (WIDF Information Bulletin, 10/1958)

Indonesia: Gerwani report since the Third Congress (WIDF Information Bulletin, 1958)

WIDF Information Bulletin no. 10/1958 report on Gerwani since its Third Congress (December 1957): regional conferences, new constitution (branches replace workplace branches, 20-member minimum), plan to double membership, campaign for a national marriage law against polygamy with Sumari (PNI) and Mudigdio (PKI) MPs in

GA-02813 1959 Sulami rel A licensed

The Birth and Growth of the Indonesian Women's Movement, Part III (Sulami, 1959)

Birth and Growth of the Indonesian Women's Movement, Part III (Sulami, 1959)

Part III of Sulami's 1959 history: KOWANI conflicts and 1948 Solo congress, founding of Gerwis at Semarang (4 June 1950), its 1954 renaming as Gerwani, structure with six commissions, membership growth (6,000 Java 1951; 642,460 in January 1957; 700,000 at the Third Congress, Solo, Dec 1957), 1955 election results (5 MP

GA-01831 1961-12-16 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

印度尼西亚妇女运动协会举行代表大会 苏加诺号召加强团结收复西伊里安 (Gerwani holds congress; Sukarno calls for unity to recover West Irian)

Gerwani holds congress; Sukarno calls for unity to recover West Irian (Renmin Ribao, 16 December 1961)

Renmin Ribao, 16 Dec 1961, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Gerwani's Fourth National Congress opens on 14 Dec with over 400 delegates; Umi Sardjono's opening address stresses the 1945 revolution's aims and West Irian. Guests include Chinese, Soviet and East German delegations, Aidit and PNI's Sidik. Sukarno speaks, rejecting '

GA-01832 1961-12-16 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

印度尼西亚妇女运动协会举行代表大会 苏加诺号召加强团结收复西伊里安 (Gerwani holds congress; Sukarno calls for unity to recover West Irian)

Gerwani holds congress; Sukarno calls for unity to recover West Irian (Renmin Ribao, 16 December 1961)

Renmin Ribao, 16 Dec 1961, p. 3 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Gerwani's Fourth National Congress opens on 14 Dec with over 400 delegates; Umi Sardjono's opening address stresses the 1945 revolution's aims and West Irian. Guests include Chinese, Soviet and East German delegations, Aidit and PNI's Sidik. Sukarno speaks, rejecting '

GA-01833 1961-12-20 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

苏加诺下令准备解放西伊里安 艾地谴责美国支持荷兰对西伊里安的殖民统治 (Sukarno orders preparation to liberate West Irian; Gerwani congress closes)

Sukarno orders preparation to liberate West Irian; Gerwani congress closes (Renmin Ribao, 20 December 1961)

Renmin Ribao, 20 Dec 1961, p. 3 (Xinhua): leading item on Sukarno's 19 Dec Yogyakarta 'Order to the People' (Trikora). A Jakarta item reports Gerwani's Fourth Congress closing 17 Dec: West Irian resolution, UN telegram for PRC's seat, Aidit's greetings, Guo Jian's speech, a new Central Committee under Umi Sardjono, and

GA-01834 1961-12-20 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

苏加诺下令准备解放西伊里安 艾地谴责美国支持荷兰对西伊里安的殖民统治 (Sukarno orders preparation to liberate West Irian; Gerwani congress closes)

Sukarno orders preparation to liberate West Irian; Gerwani congress closes (Renmin Ribao, 20 December 1961)

Renmin Ribao, 20 Dec 1961, p. 3 (Xinhua): leading item on Sukarno's 19 Dec Yogyakarta 'Order to the People' (Trikora). A Jakarta item reports Gerwani's Fourth Congress closing 17 Dec: West Irian resolution, UN telegram for PRC's seat, Aidit's greetings, Guo Jian's speech, a new Central Committee under Umi Sardjono, and

GA-00003 1962 rel A licensed

Seminar Nasional Wanita Tani, 17-20 Januari 1961 (DPP Gerwani)

National Seminar on Peasant Women, 17-20 January 1961 (DPP Gerwani)

Gerwani national leadership (DPP) brochure of the National Seminar on Peasant Women, Jakarta, 17-20 January 1961 (published 1962). Contains the DPP keynote on peasant-women's emancipation against imperialism and feudal remnants, speeches by BTI, ministers and D.N. Aidit, regional delegates' land-tenure reports, a Mudig

GA-00102 1964 Api Kartini rel A licensed

Kesimpulan-Kesimpulan Seminar Wanita Rumah Tangga (1964)

Conclusions of the Housewives' Seminar (1964)

Api Kartini (1964) publication of the conclusions of the Gerwani National Seminar on Housewives. Four commissions set out positions on solidarity (Vietnam, China's nuclear test), Dwikora and 'crushing Malaysia', landreform and the UUPA/UUPBH, rat-eradication campaign under Aidit and Asmu, anti-corruption demands, a dem

GA-01936 1964-08-11 Renmin Ribao rel B licensed

Renmin Ribao, 11 Agustus 1964: Ketua Aidit menerima delegasi wanita Tiongkok (艾地主席接见我妇女代表团)

Aidit receives the Chinese women's delegation attending the Kowani congress

Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (11 Aug 1964, p. 8): on 9 August PKI chairman Aidit received the Chinese women's delegation led by Huang Ganying, in Jakarta for the 10th Kowani (Indonesian Women's Congress). The Chinese chargé d'affaires attended. Shows PKI leadership hosting ACWF visitors alongside the Kowani congress; Ge

GA-03523 1964-11-09 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), p. 3 rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3: 艾地主席说边和大捷证明人民团结战斗能够击败美帝 (Chairman Aidit says the Bien Hoa victory proves united people can defeat US imperialism)

Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1964: Aidit at Gerwani's housewives' seminar says united peoples can defeat US imperialism

People's Daily, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3, a round-up on the Bien Hoa victory in South Vietnam. The retrieved excerpt reports that D.N. Aidit, speaking at a seminar on housewives' problems organised by the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), said united peoples can defeat US imperialism, and mentioned the new Ind

GA-03524 1964-11-09 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), p. 3 rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3: 艾地主席说边和大捷证明人民团结战斗能够击败美帝 (Chairman Aidit says the Bien Hoa victory proves united people can defeat US imperialism)

Renmin Ribao, 9 Nov 1964: Aidit at Gerwani's housewives' seminar says united peoples can defeat US imperialism

People's Daily, 9 Nov 1964, p. 3, a round-up on the Bien Hoa victory in South Vietnam. The retrieved excerpt reports that D.N. Aidit, speaking at a seminar on housewives' problems organised by the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), said united peoples can defeat US imperialism, and mentioned the new Ind

GA-03529 1965-01-23 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 23 January 1965, p. 3: Indonesia seethes with revolutionary fervour; Aidit at Gerwani CC plenum

Renmin Ribao, 23 Jan 1965: Indonesia seethes with revolutionary fervour; Aidit at Gerwani CC plenum

Renmin Ribao p. 3 (23 Jan 1965). The excerpt says D.N. Aidit spoke on 19 January at the closing of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), saying Indonesia's political life was entering a period of clarification. Surrounding headlines concern Sukarno

GA-03530 1965-01-23 Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 23 January 1965, p. 3: Indonesia seethes with revolutionary fervour; Aidit at Gerwani CC plenum

Renmin Ribao, 23 Jan 1965: Indonesia seethes with revolutionary fervour; Aidit at Gerwani CC plenum

Renmin Ribao p. 3 (23 Jan 1965). The excerpt says D.N. Aidit spoke on 19 January at the closing of the Fourth Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), saying Indonesia's political life was entering a period of clarification. Surrounding headlines concern Sukarno

GA-02526 1965-11-14 rel C licensed

National Front Head Briefs Women's Congress

National Front Head Briefs Women's Congress (FBIS, 14 Nov 1965)

FBIS item (Jakarta radio, 14 Nov 1965): National Front secretary-general Sudibjo briefed Kowani leaders and affiliated organisations, saying the 30 September Movement, especially PKI elements and mass organisations, split revolutionary unity and weakened the Dwikora offensive. He urged mass action consolidated under Su

GA-02288 2021-09-29 Tempo rel A licensed

Organisasi-Organisasi yang Dianggap Berafiliasi dengan PKI

Tempo.co, 29 September 2021: Organisations considered affiliated with the PKI

Tempo.co explainer (29 Sept 2021) on organisations 'considered affiliated' with the PKI: Gerwani, Lekra, SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat. It states, citing Wieringa, that Gerwis became Gerwani at its 1954 second congress, electing PKI member Umi Sardjono as chair. Short, background-level.

GA-02290 2021-10-02 Tempo rel A licensed

Bubar Jalan Menjelang Kongres Penentuan (Bagaimana Umi Sardjono memimpin Gerwani)

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

GA-02322 2021-10-04 Tempo English rel A licensed

Umi Sardjono, Gerwani and 30SPKI Graphic (Women Warriors)

Tempo English, 4 October 2021: Women warriors (Gerwani infographic)

Tempo English infographic 'Women Warriors' (4 Oct 2021, text by Hussein Abri Dongoran) summarising Gerwani: founded 1954 from Gerwis (1950), disbanded 1965 after New Order accusations. It lists the central board (Umi Sardjono chair, Mudikdio, Suharti, S.K. Trimurti, Sulami Djojoprawiro, Sudjinah and others), the jasmin