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GA-02363 1950-04-14 rel B

Communist Developments in Indonesia

CIA information report, 14 April 1950: Communist developments in Indonesia

CIA information report, 14 April 1950: 'Communist Developments in Indonesia', on the PKI, FDR and Partai Murba after the 1948 Madiun revolt, their alliance, infiltration of labour and army, and factions. Tan Ling Djie, Abdul Madjid, Sakirman and Wikana are named; Umi Sardjono appears only as head of one Partai Buruh In

GA-00842 1953-03-17 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesisch comité voor Internationale Vrouwencongres (volledige krantenpagina, De Waarheid 17-3-1953)

Indonesian committee for the International Women's Congress (full page, 17 Mar 1953)

Full De Waarheid page, 17 Mar 1953 (p. 3), mostly unrelated news (Japan, other items). Indonesia-related snippets: a strike at Jakarta's Anker brewery, the closure of the US information bulletin, Gerwis's condolence telegram on Stalin, and the committee, with Umi Sardjono as secretary, to send an Indonesian delegation

GA-00862 1954-03-10 De Waarheid rel A

Vrouwen Indonesië bereiden hun congres voor!

Women of Indonesia prepare their congress: Umi Sardjono excerpts from Harian Rakjat

De Waarheid, 10 Mar 1954, p. 5: excerpts from an article by Umi (Sardjono), Gerwis board member, in Harian Rakjat preparing Gerwis's second congress. She lists invitations to women's groups in the USSR, China, Netherlands, India and WIDF, and stresses plantation and factory women, mass dismissals driving women into pro

GA-00875 1954-10-27 De Waarheid rel A

Voor democratische huwelijkswetten in Indonesië

For democratic marriage laws in Indonesia: protest against PP-19

De Waarheid, 27 Oct 1954, p. 5: report on the draft marriage regulation PP-19, which would allow polygamy for men and which tens of thousands of Indonesian women protested. Quotes Umi Sardjono, Gerwani chair, in Harian Rakjat urging mass action, mobilising all women's groups and unions (PP-19 also risks mass dismissals

GA-00719 1956-11-23 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Parlement bespreekt begroting voor 1956 (Parliament discusses the 1956 budget)

Parliament discusses the 1956 budget

De Nieuwsgier report (23 Nov 1956) on the parliamentary general debate on the 1956 budget with 19 speakers. Mrs. Umi Sardjono (Pembangunan) opposed reducing the deficit through higher taxes, which raise prices of necessities, urged that foreign companies and capitalists close the gap, and asked for a separate budget fo

GA-01455 1957-03-07 Harian Rakjat rel A

Artikel Ny. Umi Sardjono dan pidato Ny. Mudigdio di DPR; Gerwani pertahankan cuti haid (Harian Rakjat, 7 Maret 1957, hlm. 3)

Umi Sardjono article and Mudigdio speech in parliament; Gerwani defends menstrual leave (Harian Rakjat, 7 March 1957)

Harian Rakjat, 7 Mar 1957, p. 3: includes an article by Ny. Umi Sardjono for International Women's Day on women's struggle and rights (alongside a science piece), a DPR report with Ny. Mudigdio (PKI) speaking on 6 March, and Gerwani branch items. Notes 46 organisations including Gerwani opposing abolition of menstrual

GA-02396 1958 rel A

Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958): Konferensi Nasional Wanita Komunis, Suharti, Setiati Surasto, Salawati

US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958): National Conference of Communist Women

US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958) analysis of the First National Conference of Communist Women (Jakarta, 26-31 May 1958). Aidit's address presents the 'Communist woman' and calls for a wider Gerwani; Suharti Suwarto (Gerwani second deputy chair) and Sundari report on women's groups, only 100,000 women PKI membe

GA-00086 1961 Api Kartini rel A licensed

Untuk Demokrasi, Hak-Hak Wanita, Sandang-Pangan (Kongres Nasional ke-IV Gerwani, 1961)

For Democracy, Women's Rights, Food and Clothing (Fourth National Congress of Gerwani, 1961)

Api Kartini report on the 4th National Congress of Gerwani, Jakarta, December 1961 (about 400 delegates and observers), with Sukarno attending. Lists foreign guests: Gloria Garton for WIDF, Soviet, Chinese and East German delegates. Sukarno called Gerwani one of the forces for the Irian Barat struggle and urged total u

GA-02382 1961 rel A

Umi Sardjono, Ubah Wajah Tanah Air Selangkah demi Selangkah (pidato di MPRS, Harian Rakjat, 19 Desember 1960; terjemahan JPRS 1961)

Umi Sardjono, 'Change the face of our homeland step by step' (speech to the MPRS, Harian Rakjat, 19 December 1960; JPRS

JPRS translation (1961) of Umi Sardjono's speech to the MPRS plenary, Harian Rakjat 19 Dec 1960, 'Change the Face of Our Homeland Step by Step', backing the eight-year development plan: self-sufficiency in food and clothing, heavy industry, distribution controls, cooperatives, and price policy; she addresses women's su

GA-00097 1963 Api Kartini rel A licensed

Dengan Manipol Perkuat Front Persatuan Wanita (Sidang Pleno DPP Gerwani, Januari 1963)

With Manipol Strengthen the United Women's Front (Gerwani DPP Plenary, January 1963)

Api Kartini (1963) report by Ratna on the Gerwani DPP Plenary held in Jakarta, 6-10 January 1963, a year after the 4th Congress. Umi Sardjono's general report praised the Irian Barat victory and the end of the state of emergency (1 May 1963), and the plenary resolved to strengthen the Nasakom-based national front, supp

GA-00959 1981-10-20 De Waarheid rel B

Gesprek bij het 35-jarig bestaan van de Nederlandse Vrouwenbeweging (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

Conversation on the 35th anniversary of the Dutch Women's Movement (Annie van Ommeren-Averink)

De Waarheid interview (20 Oct 1981, p.5) with Annie van Ommeren-Averink, CPN politician and NVB board member, on the NVB's 35th anniversary. She recalls labour and women's struggles; a photo of Umi Sardjono, freed after years of imprisonment, hangs in her home, last seen in March 1965, and she works for the CPN's Indon

GA-03596 1990-04-21 Tempo (weekly), 21 April 1990 rel A licensed

Dari politik ke kebatinan (S.K. Trimurti)

From politics to mysticism: S.K. Trimurti in her own words (Tempo, 21 Apr 1990)

Tempo profile (21 April 1990), in S.K. Trimurti's own first-person voice, of her life from teacher and Partindo cadre to labour minister and spiritualist. She says she co-founded Gerwis around 1950 (Ketua III, Yogyakarta), that Gerwis became Gerwani at its third congress under Umi Sardjono, and that in 1965 she quit Ge

GA-03045 2020 rel C licensed

Ummah Yet Proletariat: Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies and Indonesia, 1915-1959

Ummah Yet Proletariat: Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies and Indonesia, 1915-1959 (Lin, 2020)

PhD dissertation (History, University of Washington, 2020) by Hongxuan Lin tracing the confluence of Islam and Marxism in the Netherlands East Indies and Indonesia, 1915-1959, through vernacular print culture; it genealogises Sukarno's NASAKOM. Gerwani appears only briefly: citing Blackburn, it says millions joined for

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-02315 2021-10-04 Tempo English rel A licensed

End of the Road (Umi Sardjono)

Tempo English, 4 October 2021: End of the Road (Umi Sardjono)

English-edition Tempo cover story 'End of the Road' (4 Oct 2021, Retno Sulistyowati), a translation from the Umi Sardjono special report. It traces Umi's formation in Pathuk Youth, Pesindo, BBW with S.K. Trimurti, Madiun 1948 arrest, founding of Gerwis (Semarang, 3-6 Jun 1950), Gerwani growth from 80,000 to 650,000 (19