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GA-01971 1965-06-10 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 10 Juni 1965: Sukarno di rapat HUT ke-15 Gerwani soal Konferensi Asia-Afrika II (苏加诺总统在万人大会上强调应当忠于万隆会议的主张)

Sukarno at Gerwani's 15th anniversary rally on the Second Afro-Asian Conference (snippet)

Snippet-only Renmin Ribao extract (10 June 1965, p. 4): Sukarno tells a rally of over ten thousand marking Gerwani's 15th anniversary that the Second Afro-Asian Conference must be anti-imperialist and unite all anti-imperialist forces; truncated. Full text is GA-01972.

GA-01972 1965-06-10 Renmin Ribao rel A licensed

Renmin Ribao, 10 Juni 1965: Sukarno di rapat HUT ke-15 Gerwani soal Konferensi Asia-Afrika II (苏加诺总统在万人大会上强调应当忠于万隆会议的主张)

Sukarno's speech at the rally for Gerwani's 15th anniversary on the Second Afro-Asian Conference

Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (10 June 1965, p. 4) on Sukarno's 8 June speech at a 10,000-strong rally for Gerwani's 15th anniversary in Jakarta. He insists the Second Afro-Asian Conference stay faithful to Bandung's anti-imperialist principle, dismisses states that would withdraw to support 'Malaysia', and says he wil

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-03418 1965-11-27 Neue Zeit rel C licensed

Neue Zeit, 27. November 1965, S. 4: Die Kraft liegt in der Einigkeit. Zwanzig Jahre Internationale Demokratische Frauenföderation

Neue Zeit, 27 Nov 1965, p. 4: Strength lies in unity: twenty years of the Women's International Democratic Federation

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

GA-02531 1965-12-17 rel C licensed

President Speaks to Women's Association

President Speaks to Women's Association (FBIS, 17 Dec 1965)

FBIS item (Jakarta radio, 17 Dec 1965) on Sukarno's speech at Perwari's 20th anniversary rally. He stressed ideas and Pantjasila, and the need for men and women together. Chaerul Saleh urged care for children of Gestapu victims or participants. Minister Rusiah Sardjono pledged Perwari loyalty. Gerwani is not named; the

GA-02533 1966-03-08 rel C licensed

Subandrio Speech at International Women's Day Meeting

Subandrio Speech at International Women's Day Meeting (FBIS, 8 Mar 1966)

FBIS item (Jakarta radio, 8 Mar 1966): Subandrio's speech at the International Women's Day rally in Senayan, sponsored by the National Front and Kowani. He denied that Indonesia had veered right, urged solidarity with progressive states and Nasakom, and said women played an important role. Gerwani is not named.

GA-02798 1969 rel C licensed

WIDF, Activities of the Women's International Democratic Federation, 1964-1969 (appendix)

WIDF Activities 1964-1969 (appendix to Sixth Congress report)

Chronological appendix (1969) to the WIDF activity report for the Sixth Congress, listing 1964-69 activities: Viet Nam and Middle East solidarity, peace and disarmament meetings, women's rights seminars, rights of the child, attendance at national congresses, Bureau and Council meetings, UN agency work and publications

GA-02800 1975 rel C licensed

7th WIDF Congress, International Women's Year: Equality, Development, Peace (Berlin, 26 October 1975)

7th WIDF Congress, International Women's Year, Berlin 1975

Published proceedings of the 7th Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF), Berlin, 26 October 1975: opening and general-secretary addresses (Aruna Asaf Ali, Fanny Edelman), the report on WIDF work since the 1969 Helsinki congress, finance and credentials reports, the Prospective Plan to 1980 a

GA-03422 1975-02-01 Neues Deutschland rel C licensed

Neues Deutschland, 1. Februar 1975, S. 15: Paris war das Reiseziel für Delegierte aus aller Welt

Neues Deutschland, 1 Feb 1975, p. 15: Paris was the destination for delegates from all over the world

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

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