Merdeka, 10 Mar 1951, p. 3: women's column reporting that Jakarta's International Women's Day on 8 March 1951 was not commemorated by Indonesian groups for lack of Kowani consensus, while 1,500 Chinese women met with Ny. Aidit of Gerwis present.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao, 8 Mar 1956 (p. 4): the All-China Democratic Women's Federation sent International Women's Day telegrams to women's bodies in India, Burma, Pakistan, Egypt and Japan and, in Indonesia, to Gerwani, to Kowani (the Indonesian Women's Congress) and to the Indonesian Women's 8 March Commemoration
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao, 8 Mar 1956 (p. 4): the All-China Democratic Women's Federation sent International Women's Day telegrams to women's bodies in India, Burma, Pakistan, Egypt and Japan and, in Indonesia, to Gerwani, to Kowani (the Indonesian Women's Congress) and to the Indonesian Women's 8 March Commemoration
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao, 26 Apr 1956 (p. 1), on day two of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing, with speeches from Indian, German, Malagasy, Argentine, Soviet, Tunisian and British delegates. Suharti, WIDF Council member and vice-chairman of Gerwani, says Indonesian women's organisations are growing, oppose US ef
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao, 26 Apr 1956 (p. 1), on day two of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing, with speeches from Indian, German, Malagasy, Argentine, Soviet, Tunisian and British delegates. Suharti, WIDF Council member and vice-chairman of Gerwani, says Indonesian women's organisations are growing, oppose US ef
September 1964 issue built on Sukarno's 17 August 1964 TAVIP speech, Dwikora mobilisation, the 10th Kowani (KWI) congress, Sulami on peasant women and land reform, a West Irian travelogue and Kartinah on a Chinese people's commune.
Snippet-only entry (Renmin Ribao, 19 Jan 1964, p. 5) with headline only: the All-China Women's Federation cables Indonesian women's organisations supporting the Indonesian people's anti-US struggle. Details are in the full text, GA-01926.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (19 Jan 1964, p. 5): on 17 January the All-China Women's Federation cabled Gerwani and Kowani, backing Indonesian women's struggle against US Seventh Fleet deployment in the Indian Ocean, said to obstruct Indonesia's confrontation with 'Malaysia'. It expresses confidence in the 'bull-like sp
Short Xinhua item (24 Sep 1964, via FBIS): Mme Sukahar, head of the Indonesian Women's Congress (Kowani), with delegation members Suharti Suwarto (OCR 'Suwanto'), Mariam Kanta (Sumpeno?) and Ali Dahlan Nasution, arrived in Peking after visiting Korea; welcomed by Hsu Kuang-ping of the National Women's Federation. Names
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao item (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation headed by a Kowani chair (Mrs Sukahar), including Suharti Suwarto, arrives in Beijing from Korea. Truncated; full text is GA-01942.
Xinhua note in Renmin Ribao (25 Sept 1964, p. 3): a four-member Indonesian women's delegation led by Mrs Sukahar, a Kowani chair, with Suharti Suwarto and two others, arrives in Beijing from Korea, met by Xu Guangping of the All-China Women's Federation. Gerwani is not named; Suharti Suwarto is the Gerwani first vice-c
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (30 Sep 1964): Mao Zedong and other leaders received over 70 foreign guests on the eve of National Day. Among the Indonesians: Naibaho (Harian Rakjat editor), Siauw Giok Tjhan, and Mme Suharti, PKI Central Committee member and first vice chairman of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (1 Oct 1964, p. 3) on Mao, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai and others receiving 15th National Day guests. Among those received: Suharti (Suwarto), PKI Central Committee member, head of its Women's Department and Gerwani First Vice-Chair, and Kowani chair Mrs Sukahar; also the PKI delegation and wom
Two Xinhua reports in Renmin Ribao (5 Oct 1964, p. 1): Song Qingling, Zhou Enlai and Chen Yi receive women guests for China's National Day, then the All-China Women's Federation holds a reception with speeches by Cai Chang and a toast by Deng Yingchao. The Indonesian delegation includes Suharti (PKI CC, head of its Wom
Peking Review no. 41 (9 Oct 1964), Chinese state weekly, on the 15th anniversary of the People's Republic. A list of foreign guests received by Chinese leaders (p. 7) names Mme Suharti, PKI Central Committee member and First Vice-Chairman of Gerwani, with Mme Chairul Saleh (Women's Union of the Indonesian Republic), Mm
Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (13 Jan 1965, p. 2): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs five Indonesian women's organisations, including Gerwani and Kowani, to support Sukarno's decision to withdraw from the UN; truncated. Full text is GA-01956.
Xinhua dispatches in Renmin Ribao (13 Jan 1965, p. 2): five Chinese bodies cable Indonesian counterparts backing Sukarno's UN withdrawal. The All-China Women's Federation's telegram to Kowani, Gerwani, Marhaenist women, Muslimat NU and another group calls the UN a 'paper tiger' and pledges unity with '104 million' Indo