Afro-Asian women's conference ends
Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 22 Jan 1961, p. 3): article on the close of the Afro-Asian women's conference in Cairo. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is visible.
Taking part in the first Afro-Asian women's conference, by Kanazawa Naoko
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 6 Feb 1961, p. 5): article on Kanazawa Naoko's contribution on attending the first Afro-Asian women's conference (Cairo); legible fragments mention women's low position and women workers. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible
Asia, Indonesia: the women of Indonesia (part 1)
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 27 Sep 1961, p. 5): article on part 1 of a series on the women of Indonesia (legible: Jakarta, women's organisation, mothers, education, school). The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani
Asia, Indonesia: the women of Indonesia (part 2)
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 28 Sep 1961, p. 5): article on part 2 of the series on the women of Indonesia (legible: Jakarta, women workers, Bali, India, China). The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is vi
US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1962): Gerwani telegram to Sukarno
US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1962) extract: the Gerwani central executive council sends a telegram to Sukarno opposing draft legislation on compulsory preliminary people's defence training for 12-15 year olds, warning it would implant a 'militaristic spirit' as in Germany and Japan, and saying scouts and basic e
Aidit's general report to the PKI Seventh Congress, part 2 (Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1962, pp. 4-5: Part 2 of D.N. Aidit's abridged general report to the PKI's Seventh Congress, covering finance for the eight-year plan, the international situation, PKI relations with the communist movement, and mass work. One paragraph says Gerwani, a 'revolutionary women's mass organisation', expa
Aidit's general report to the PKI Seventh Congress, part 2 (Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1962)
Renmin Ribao, 11 May 1962, pp. 4-5: Part 2 of D.N. Aidit's abridged general report to the PKI's Seventh Congress, covering finance for the eight-year plan, the international situation, PKI relations with the communist movement, and mass work. One paragraph says Gerwani, a 'revolutionary women's mass organisation', expa
Crossroads: UN Status of Women, Indonesian delegate Mrs Abbas
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo evening edition, 13 May 1962, p. 1): article on a profile of Mrs Abbas, Indonesian delegate to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is visible.
FBIS Daily Report, 15 June 1963: Indonesian women leaders (Mrs Mudikdio, vice chairman of Gerwani)
FBIS Daily Report page (HathiTrust, Chicom International Affairs, dated 19 June 1963 on the page) with several Peking items. Relevant entry: Mrs Mudikdio (Mudigdio), vice chairman of the Gerwani central council, and Mrs Darmini, secretariat member, ended their China visit and flew home 17 June, seen off by Li Te-chuan
Japan abstains on the women's congress platform
Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo evening edition, 1 Jul 1963, p. 2): article on Japan abstaining on the platform of the World Congress of Women (legible: Moscow). The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is visible.
World Congress of Women closes
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo evening edition, 1 Jul 1963): article on the closing of the World Congress of Women; one fragment seems to say Indonesia voted against a measure, context unreadable. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwa
Soviet Woman, 30 Sep 1963: 'A German Peace Treaty' and delegates' reports on the World Congress of Women
Soviet Woman, 30 Sep 1963, pp. 6-8: delegates' reports on the June 1963 World Congress of Women in Moscow: Fuki Kushida (Japan) on Tereshkova and the congress, Lotte Ulbricht (GDR) on a German peace treaty, Gondo Kikue on 'stitches for peace' banners, and Thamina Salam Adel's testimony on Ba'ath terror in Iraq. Umi Sar
Asian opinion widely opposes the US Seventh Fleet: press and organisation reactions
Xinhua roundup in Renmin Ribao (29 Dec 1963, p. 4) of Asian press and organisational reactions against the US Seventh Fleet entering the Indian Ocean. For Indonesia, Gerwani issued a statement backing Sukarno's refusal to bow to intimidation; dockers' unions, Harian Rakjat and Bintang Timur also quoted. Other items cov
Aidit's International Women's Day letter urges women cadres to join poor-peasant women
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (9 Mar 1964, p. 4) on D.N. Aidit's International Women's Day letter, via the PKI Press Bureau. He urges urban revolutionary women cadres to go to villages and unite with poor-peasant women to enforce the Basic Agrarian and Crop-Sharing Laws, argues that women cannot be emancipated without
Indonesia's woman Minister for Social Affairs visits Japan
Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 15 Apr 1964, p. 9): article on a visit to Japan by Indonesia's woman Minister for Social Affairs, headlined as remarkable advance of women. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention i
Women advancing into nation-building: Indonesia's woman Minister for Social Affairs
Mainichi Shimbun (18 Apr 1964): article on the Indonesian woman Minister for Social Affairs and women entering nation-building; the article itself is unreadable (page text is about the postal service). The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani mem
Renmin Ribao, 27 May 1964: Beijing women workers welcome delegates to the international women workers' conference
People's Daily page 3, 27 May 1964 (excerpt only): hundreds of women workers in Beijing held a get-together for visiting delegates from Indonesia, Japan and British Guiana after an international trade-union conference on women workers' problems. The Indonesian delegation is the SOBSI women workers' delegation headed by
Renmin Ribao, 27 May 1964: Beijing women workers welcome delegates to the international women workers' conference
People's Daily page 3, 27 May 1964 (excerpt only): hundreds of women workers in Beijing held a get-together for visiting delegates from Indonesia, Japan and British Guiana after an international trade-union conference on women workers' problems. The Indonesian delegation is the SOBSI women workers' delegation headed by
Renmin Ribao, 28 Aug 1964: All-China Women's Federation reception for women scientists of four continents
People's Daily p. 2 (28 Aug 1964): the All-China Women's Federation held a reception for women scientists from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The excerpt lists delegates by country; the Indonesian ones are given as Mmes Budiyazuofu, Xiwabeixi, Caropeboka and Suhariyo. The sweep identifies 'Caropeboka' as Sumiyarsi Siw
Renmin Ribao, 28 Aug 1964: All-China Women's Federation reception for women scientists of four continents
People's Daily p. 2 (28 Aug 1964): the All-China Women's Federation held a reception for women scientists from Asia, Africa and Latin America. The excerpt lists delegates by country; the Indonesian ones are given as Mmes Budiyazuofu, Xiwabeixi, Caropeboka and Suhariyo. The sweep identifies 'Caropeboka' as Sumiyarsi Siw
Renmin Ribao, 1 Apr 1965: Indonesian organisations support South Vietnam NLF (Gerwani offers women volunteers)
Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) page 4, 1 April 1965: a composite report on support for the South Vietnam National Liberation Front. The excerpt says the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), in a telegram to South Vietnamese women's organisations, was ready to send women volunteers to support the struggle a
Renmin Ribao, 1 Apr 1965: Indonesian organisations support South Vietnam NLF (Gerwani offers women volunteers)
Renmin Ribao (People's Daily) page 4, 1 April 1965: a composite report on support for the South Vietnam National Liberation Front. The excerpt says the Indonesian Women's Movement Association (Gerwani), in a telegram to South Vietnamese women's organisations, was ready to send women volunteers to support the struggle a
Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi Meet the Indonesian Delegation, 30 Sep 1965
Chinese Foreign Ministry minutes of Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi meeting an Indonesian delegation led by Chairul Saleh, with PNI chair Ali Sastroamidjojo, on 30 September 1965 (Wilson Center; trans. Taomo Zhou). Mao and Saleh discuss nuclear weapons, Indonesian resources and heavy industry, Chinese aid, imperialism and Ja
Kim Il Sung and the Chinese Delegation, 28-29 Oct 1965
Cable by Yang Yong and Hao Deqing, 29 Oct 1965, recording Kim Il Sung's 28 Oct meeting with a Chinese People's Delegation (Wilson Center; trans. Jeffrey Wang and Charles Kraus). Kim covers Korean war preparations, Japanese militarism and Asia's revolutionary role; on Indonesia he calls the 30 September incident 'necess
Dynamics of Tokyo-Djakarta Interactions, 1951-1966 (Nishihara, 1973)
Masashi Nishihara's 1973 Michigan PhD thesis on Japanese-Indonesian relations 1951-1966: war reparations, the Kishi-Sukarno settlement, lobbies, the Malaysia confrontation and the 'Sukarno groups'. Gerwani appears only once (pp. 285-286): the Nasution-Suharto group's claim that Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani and SOBSI trained
Stop support for the Suharto regime
De Waarheid, 21 Jun 1975, p. 5: boxed text 'Stop support for the Suharto regime' from the NVB monthly 'Vrouwen': the IGGI group (US, Japan, West Germany, Netherlands) gives up to 880 million dollars yearly to the regime; its April meeting was postponed amid confusion over Indochina; Suharto fears liberation victories.
Well-attended meeting in Amsterdam: East Timor must be free
De Waarheid report (24 Nov 1988, p.3) on a Komitee Indonesië solidarity evening in Amsterdam for East Timor, thirteen years after Fretilin's independence declaration. Francisca Fanggidaej, former MP from West Timor, says both Indonesians and East Timorese are victims of Suharto's regime; Fretilin's Abilio de Araujo pre
Historical formation of ibuism in Indonesia: the 1937 Marriage Bill debate (Hirano, 2005)
Hirano Keiko's Japanese article (2005) on the historical formation of 'ibuism', arguing the supposedly priyayi tradition was produced under colonial rule through the conflict over the 1937 monogamous marriage bill. Context on gender ideology and marriage law; Gerwani marginal.
Review of Blackburn's Women and the State in Modern Indonesia (Hattori, 2006)
Japanese review (Ajia Keizai, July 2006) by Hattori Mina of Blackburn's Women and the State in Modern Indonesia, with post-1998 context, chapter summaries and evaluation; Gerwani appears only in notes. Context rather than evidence. (In Japanese.)
Marriages between political prisoners' wives and army officers (Kochi Kaoru, 2025)
Kochi Kaoru's 2025 article using second-hand-market documents to show that wives and widows of leftist men, including former Gerwani members, married or became concubines of officers and soldiers, and the army banned the practice; also covers 'bersih diri' certificates and disenfranchisement.