Responsibility for the Independence Fund: not Hatta but Sumanang
Java-Bode, 6 April 1957, p. 2: statements by Hatta's secretary and Mr Sumanang clarifying that responsibility for the Fonds Kemerdekaan/Fonds Nasional jewellery lies with Sumanang, not Hatta. Sumanang says part of the gold funded guerrilla activity around Yogyakarta and suggests Mrs Trimurti, wife of Sayuti Melik, can
Accusations against Hatta refuted (Fonds Nasional)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (8 Apr 1957, p.1): Hatta's secretary and Mr Sumanang rebut press claims that Hatta failed to account for the 'Fonds Kemerdekaan Indonesia'/'Fonds Nasional'; they describe how its gold and silver jewellery was handled during the revolution. Mrs Trimurti, wife of Sajuti Melik, is said to be ab
Responsibility for the Fonds Kemerdekaan
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 27 Apr 1957, p. 3: Hatta's secretary and Sumanang explain that the Fonds Kemerdekaan became the Fonds Nasional under Sumanang, who took responsibility for its gold and silver jewellery used for guerrilla funding in 1948-49. S.K. Trimurti is cited as able to confirm that her husband Saju
45 members in total: National Council definitively formed by president and cabinet
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-06-15, p. 1): announcement of the 45-member National Council (Dewan Nasional) under Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair and secretary-general. Functional-group seats include workers (SOBSI's Munir), youth (Sujono Atmo, PKI) and women's organisations: Mrs. S.K. Trimurti and Mrs.
Composition of national council completed (Sukarno chair)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (15 Jun 1957, p.1): the 45-member National Council is announced, chaired by Sukarno with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. Members include Munir (SOBSI workers), Sardjono (peasants), Henk Ngantung (artists), and S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said for the women's movements; Mrs Towoliu represents C
Composition of the National Council announced
Java-Bode, 15 June 1957, p. 1: government announces the 45-member National Council chaired by Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. Women's organisations are represented by S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said; other members include Sobsi's Munir, PKI's Sujono Atmo, painter Henk Ngantung, Towoliu and Siwabessy, plus
Composition of the National Council announced
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 22 Jun 1957, p. 1: government announces the 45-member National Council under Sukarno, with Roeslan Abdulgani as vice-chair. S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said are named as the two representatives of women's organisations; Henk Ngantung (artists) and Ahem Erningpradja (labour) also appear.
Installation and swearing-in of National Council does not undermine authority of cabinet and parliament
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-07-13, p. 1): Sukarno installs the 45-member National Council (Dewan Nasional) at the Istana Negara, swearing in 32 members, and stresses it does not undermine cabinet or parliament but assists, lends authority and bridges society and government. The full list names S.K. Trimurti and Rasu
National council installed by President Sukarno
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (13 Jul 1957, p.1): Sukarno installs the National Council (42 members sworn in), saying it will not displace cabinet or parliament. Named members include Munir, Sardjono, Henk Ngantung, S.K. Trimurti and Rasuna Said (women's movements) and Katjasungkana. Bahder Djohan and Herawati Diah decli
Biographies of National Council members
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1957-07-31, p. 3): continued biographies of National Council members. Soerastri Karma Trimurti, representing women's organisations, born Surakarta 1912, teacher-training and economics studies, jailed by the Dutch 1933-36, attended the 1953 Copenhagen international women's congress, and wrote b
Visit to the National Council
Java-Bode, 16 August 1957, p. 2: a Yugoslav vice-president's party visited the National Council and was received by vice-chair Roeslan Abdulgani and members including the attorney-general, Ahem Erningpradja, S.K. Trimurti and Siwabessy. Other members were meeting on normalising the internal situation.
Yugoslav-Indonesian talks in the palace
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 28 Aug 1957, p. 1: Yugoslav vice-president Vukmanovic-Tempo holds talks with Sukarno in Jakarta and visits the National Council, where S.K. Trimurti is among the members who receive him; he sees the council as a step toward democracy.
Dr Hatta leads the development conference (Munas Pembangunan, 1957)
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (27 Nov 1957, p.1): the National Development Conference chaired by Hatta, attended by Sukarno and Djuanda. Twelve morning speakers; Trimurti of the National Council proposes considering the pre-advice of Sukarno, Hatta and Djuanda after the general debate; others propose committees, national
Suluh Indonesia, 12 February 1958: S.K. Trimurti and Indonesian women to Pan-Pacific/Southeast Asia women's conference
Suluh Indonesia, Jakarta, 12 February 1958 (four pages, OCR very noisy). Front page covers the Husein ultimatum and the dismissal of Sumatran army dissidents (Husein, Simbolon, Dahlan Djambek, Lubis) and Nasution's soldier's-oath statement. A short garbled item on p. 1 lists Indonesian women, including S.K. Trimurti, l
Suluh Indonesia, 14 February 1958: Welcoming the Asian-African Women's Conference in Colombo
Suluh Indonesia, Jakarta, 14 February 1958 (four pages, OCR very noisy). Front page: the Husein ultimatum, cabinet and Sumatra crisis. Page 3 (cont. from p. 1) carries 'Menyambut Konperensi Wanita Asia-Afrika' on the conference due in Colombo 15-24 Feb 1958 (education, health, labour, slavery, nationality), and lists t
Suluh Indonesia, 8 March 1958: Asian-African Women's Conference in Colombo, Indonesian delegation
Suluh Indonesia, Jakarta, 8 March 1958 (four pages, OCR very noisy; mostly general news and adverts). Page 3 carries 'Konperensi Wanita A-A: hanya delegasi Indonesia tegas dan berani bicara politik', on the Asian-African Women's Conference in Colombo. It names the eight-woman Indonesian delegation: Maria Ulfah Santoso
Drafting committee of the National Council, including S.K. Trimurti for the women's group (Bintang Timur, 29 March 1958)
Bintang Timur, 29 March 1958, p. 1. Among PRRI/Sumatra war news, SEATO and Khrushchev becoming Soviet premier, the page lists the members of a Dewan Nasional drafting committee (panitya perumus) on national vigilance against foreign intervention, with S.K. Trimurti named for the 'Wanita' functional group. No Gerwani co
Drafting committee of the 4th National Council session, including S.K. Trimurti (Bintang Timur, 18 April 1958)
Bintang Timur, 18 April 1958, p. 1 (Lebaran issue; APRI landings in Sulawesi). Lists the drafting committee (panitia perumus) formed by the fourth Dewan Nasional session, chaired by Ds. W.Y. Rumambi, with S.K. Trimurti as representative of the women's group alongside Sukarni, B.M. Diah and others. Also regulations on f
History of the Indonesian Youth Struggle (Youth Bureau, Ministry of Education and Culture, 1965)
Official history of the Indonesian youth movement (1908-1960) compiled by the Youth Bureau of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Balai Pustaka, Jakarta 1965 (prefaces dated Dec. 1963), in five periods. Gerwani appears only briefly: it is listed among organisations demanding action against the 1957-58 PRRI separatis
Backgrounds of the rebellion in Djakarta (conclusion)
Algemeen Handelsblad (1965-10-09), concluding part of 'Backgrounds of the rebellion in Djakarta': surveys PKI under Aidit, PNI infiltration (including its women's movement), PKI campaign against village ulama, the banned BPS and the army's rising role under Nasution. Names S.K. Trimurti as wife of Sajuti Melik and chai
Ibu Surastri, Indonesian woman journalist of great service to her country (S.K. Trimurti), Berita Harian, 1974
Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 1 September 1974: profile of Ibu Surastri (S.K. Trimurti), Indonesian woman journalist, by M. Kamsah Sirat. The lead snippet says she was accused of being pro-Japanese under the Dutch and then anti-Japanese under the Japanese. Only the opening lines are available; nothing on Gerwani is
S.K. Trimurti lecturing on the relation between the labour and women's movements (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Koleksi Idayu album at Perpusnas Khastara, captioned as Dr. (h.c.) S.K. Trimurti giving a lecture. The album caption OCR reads a title 'Hubungan Pergerakan Buruh Indonesia dengan Pergerakan Kemerdekaan Nasional' dated 14 May 1975; the file name's truncated caption points to the labour and women's mo
S.K. Trimurti lecturing on the relation between the labour and women's movements (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 06 of the same Khastara item (575445) as the S.K. Trimurti lecture photograph, from the Yayasan Idayu albums, Perpusnas Khastara. Captioned in the file name as a lecture by Dr. (h.c.) S.K. Trimurti on the relation of the labour movement to the women's movement (title truncated). The OCR gives only the
PDI campaign rally at Lapangan Banteng with Moh. Isnaeni, S.K. Trimurti and Wilopo (Idayu photo album, c. 1977)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara): a PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party) campaign rally at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta, with speakers including Dra. S.K. Trimurti, Wilopo and Moh. Isnaeni. The caption OCR gives 1977, so the 1977 election campaign. S.K. Trimurti is the labour and wo
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. The album caption page, partly legible, says the meeting marked the founding of the 'Yayasan Wanita Pejuang', chaired by
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. Image 02 of the album series; no text on the image. Summary is from file name and folder only; individuals shown are not
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. Image 03 of the album series; no text on the image. Summary is from file name and folder only; individuals shown are not
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu album of S.K. Trimurti (Perpusnas Khastara 582249, image 04): by its title, a meeting of women fighters (wanita pejuang) at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977. Trimurti's presence is inferred from the album; the file has no text and no named participants.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 05 of Khastara item 582249 (Yayasan Idayu albums), captioned as a meeting of women fighters ('wanita pejuang') at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977. It sits in the S.K. Trimurti photo series, so Trimurti may appear, but no one is identified in the caption data. Image content not described; ca
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Image 06 from the Idayu Foundation photo albums (Perpusnas Khastara 582249): the meeting of women fighters held at the Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977, in the S.K. Trimurti photograph series. The OCR is blank; participants are not identified from the file data.