Neues Deutschland, 4 June 1953, p. 1: picture caption 'Frauendelegationen zum Weltkongreß verabschiedet'. Delegates from Burma, Indonesia, Austria, the GDR and China were formally seen off in Berlin to the World Congress of Women in Copenhagen (opening 5 June); the photo shows Wilhelmine Schirmer-Pröscher with the Chin
Neues Deutschland, 7 July 1955, p. 5: article 'Frieden und Glück für die Kinder aller Mütter' (signed E. T.) on the opening of the World Congress of Mothers in Lausanne. Indonesia appears only once, in a list of countries where preparatory committees were formed. No Indonesian women, Gerwani or other named Indonesians
Berliner Zeitung, 27 May 1956, p. 6: women's column item "Im Juni wird in Budapest ..." ahead of the World Congress of Working Women. One short paragraph reports that the Indonesian women's organisation GERWANI demands a ban on child marriage, forced marriage and bride-purchase, an end to the ban on widows remarrying,
Neues Deutschland, 25 June 1957, p. 5: ADN/ND report 'Frauen bereiten Weltkongreß vor' on the WIDF council session in Helsinki (270 delegates, 46 countries; president Eugénie Cotton). Indonesia appears once: women from Indonesia and other countries reported on their work, difficulties and successes. No name is given an
Berliner Zeitung, 13 February 1960, p. 5: short ADN/EB item 'Zwischenaufenthalt in Burma'. DFD chair Ilse Thiele, returning from Indonesia where she attended the WIDF (IDFF) bureau session and the Indonesian Peace Congress, stopped briefly in Rangoon and discussed the position of women in the GDR with the Burmese parli
Neue Zeit, 4 December 1960, p. 8 (women's page): short item "Von einem Wunsch beseelt" under the heading "Frauen kämpfen für den Frieden / 15 Jahre IDFF". Women from East and West Berlin met at the 14th all-Berlin women's forum with women from France, Poland, Bulgaria, Austria and Indonesia to celebrate the 15th annive
Neues Deutschland, 28 October 1964, p. 1: ADN dispatch from Sofia, headed 'Ilse Thiele neue IDFF-Vizepräsidentin'. At the end of the WIDF council session DFD chair Ilse Thiele was elected one of four new vice-presidents; Freda Brown (Australia), Vilma Espín (Cuba) and Umi Sardjono (Indonesia) were confirmed in the post
Neue Zeit, 27 November 1965, p. 4 (women's page): 'Die Kraft liegt in der Einigkeit', a history of 20 years of the WIDF (IDFF). Indonesia appears once, in a list of imperialist armed aggressions (Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaya, Korea) against which the WIDF organised protests. The article also stresses the DFD's role and I
Neues Deutschland, 1 February 1975, p. 15 (anniversary supplement for International Women's Year): retrospective 'Paris war das Reiseziel für Delegierte aus aller Welt' on the 1934 World Women's Congress against Fascism and War in Paris. Among the speakers, 'the delegate Siti' (surname not given) brought greetings from