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GA-01163 1949-11-08 Java-Bode rel A

Bendeleidster Lot Salawati gearresteerd in grot (Gang leader Lot Salawati arrested in a cave; full front page)

Gang leader Lot Salawati arrested in a cave (full front page)

Whole front page, Java-Bode, 8 Nov 1949. Lead article repeats the report that Salawati Daud led the Masamba gang, took the mayor's car and was arrested in a cave, framed as exposing a party. Other articles: Dutch RTC ratification, UNCI, Nehru on Indonesia, ECA aid, Stalin and Chinese communist news, Greek women's prote

GA-01144 1954-12-15 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Massademonstratie in Djakarta voor inlijving West-Irian (Mass demonstration in Jakarta for incorporation of West Irian)

Mass demonstration in Jakarta for incorporation of West Irian

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 15 Dec 1954, p. 3: Jakarta mass rally of tens of thousands for the incorporation of West Irian, organised by the liberation committee with the women's organisations' central body. Umi Sardjono of Gerwani reads the resolution demanding severance of relations with the Netherlands; Kartowi

GA-01321 1955-09-28 Nieuwsblad Voor De Hoeksche Waard En IJselmonde rel C

Morgen verkiezingen in Indonesië (Elections tomorrow in Indonesia)

Elections tomorrow in Indonesia

Nieuwsblad voor de Hoeksche Waard en IJselmonde, 28 September 1955, p. 1: preview of Indonesia's first general election with 43 million voters and 63 parties, expecting a PKI-Masjumi contest. It notes women as a political force within existing parties, citing a Masjumi women's meeting of about 1,000. Gerwani is not nam

GA-01251 1957-02-08 Java-Bode rel C

Expositie Aziatische mode (Exposition of Asian fashion)

Exposition of Asian fashion

Java-Bode, 8 February 1957, p. 2: report on an exposition of national costumes and music by Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asian women's organisations at the Plaza Hotel, New York; Indonesian participants included Sukanti Surjotjondro, Nelly Kawilarang and Sulami Sujud. A second snippet about a clandestine bank on Bangka is

GA-01653 1959-04-03 Evening Post rel A

Hula Hoops 'Improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959)

Hula hoops 'improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959)

Evening Post (Wellington), 3 April 1959, UPI report 'Hula Hoops Improper': the Indonesian Women's Movement (probably Gerwani, though not named) urged the government to ban hula hoops as inconsistent with Eastern ethics and harmful to mental health, as Surabaya military authorities warned hooping children about decency.

GA-01654 1959-04-03 Evening Post rel A

Hula Hoops 'Improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959)

Hula hoops 'improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959), headline clipping

Headline-only clipping ('Hula Hoops Improper') of the Evening Post article of 3 April 1959 on the Indonesian Women's Movement's call for a hula hoop ban; no further text.

GA-01655 1959-04-03 Evening Post rel A

Hula Hoops 'Improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959)

Hula hoops 'improper' (Evening Post, 3 April 1959), article clipping

Article-body clipping from the Evening Post, 3 April 1959: the Indonesian Women's Movement urged Indonesia's government to ban hula hoops as contrary to Eastern ethics and harmful to mental health, as reported by UPI from Jakarta, alongside a Surabaya military warning on decency.

GA-00578 1973-10-08 Amigoe di Curacao rel B

Oostenrijkse minister op Israëlische receptie (Austrian minister at Israeli reception) – with note on Sulami trial

Austrian minister at Israeli reception (with note on Sulami trial)

Amigoe di Curaçao news roundup, 8 Oct 1973. The only relevant item is a brief note that the trial of Mrs Sulami, 50, secretary-general of the PKI women's section (Gerwani), is about to begin in Jakarta for alleged part in the 1965 coup. The rest concerns Austrian and Israeli diplomacy.