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GA-01018 1950-11-28 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel B

Vijfde Vrouwencongres te Djakarta begonnen (KOWANI)

Fifth Women's Congress opened in Jakarta (KOWANI)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (28 Nov 1950, p.2): the KOWANI 5th women's congress opens in Jakarta with about 200 delegates; Mrs Pudjobuntoro says the struggle continues until Irian returns. Preliminary papers: Miss Soesilowati on elections and women in parliament, Mr Nani Suwondo on marriage, Miss Suwarti on labour and

GA-01444 1955-01-26 Harian Rakjat rel A

Maisuri simbol perlawanan terhadap kawin paksa (Harian Rakjat, 26 Januari 1955, hlm. 3)

Maisuri, symbol of resistance to forced marriage (Harian Rakjat, 26 January 1955)

Harian Rakjat, 26 Jan 1955, p. 3: women's-page feature 'Maisuri, symbol of resistance to forced marriage', signed Ny. Suwarti (DPP Gerwani). Maisuri refused a marriage imposed by her family to an older man (Kyai Ahmad) who already had wives; the piece uses the case to argue against forced marriage and for a marriage la