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2 itemsTopic: WIDF and international women's movement ✕Theme: Transnational connections ✕Person: Willem Drees ✕
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GA-00801 1948-12-29 De Waarheid rel C

Vrouwen-congres te Boedapest deed machtige gelofte aan de wereld (Women's congress in Budapest made a mighty vow)

Women's congress in Budapest made a mighty vow to the world

De Waarheid report (29 Dec 1948) on the second WIDF congress in Budapest (1-6 Dec, 600+ women, 54 countries), framed as a Soviet-led peace front against "Anglo-American imperialism". Dutch Labour women are chided over the colonial war in Indonesia; Indonesian women are not among the delegates named.

GA-00803 1949-01-06 De Waarheid rel B

70 millioen arbeiders en 80 millioen vrouwen protesteren tegen koloniale oorlog (70 million workers and 80 million women protest against colonial war)

70 million workers and 80 million women protest against colonial war

De Waarheid report (6 Jan 1949) on international protests against the Dutch "Christmas" military action in Indonesia: the WFTU statement, and the WIDF telegram and letter to the Security Council on behalf of 80 million women including its Indonesian and Dutch affiliates. Also covers Security Council scheduling and Mini