Indische Courant voor Nederland, 7 Jan 1953, p. 3: year-in-review chronology for 1952 (selected entries translated). Mentions the August 1951 raids, the 17 October 1952 affair, release of East Java arrestees on 30 Oct, a goodwill mission to Kahar Muzakkar under Mrs Salawati (8 Apr), and Aidit and Njoto refused entry to
Surabaya local-news column in De Vrije Pers (30 Jan 1953); only one item concerns Gerwis: its Surabaya branch announced a meeting on 1 Feb at the Kabupaten pendopo to explain the organisation's aims and the experiences of its delegation to Peking.
Short item, Java-Bode, 31 Jan 1953, p. 2: the Gerwis central board receives word from the WIDF about the world women's congress in Denmark in June 1953, which will stay aloof from politics, faith or skin colour and concern itself solely with women's and people's interests.
De Locomotief, 10 Mar 1953: International Women's Day in Salatiga was marked by a baby show with 150 babies, explained by the federation chair Mrs Hadisukotjo. Separately, Gerwis held a well-attended meeting where a Jakarta central board delegate talked about her experiences at the world congress in Vienna (the 1952 Co
Short De Vrije Pers item (21 Mar 1953): the board of Gerwis, called "communist", sent a telegram to the Czechoslovak women's movement with condolences on President Gottwald's death, calling him "a faithful fighter for peace and for the rights of woman".
De Nieuwsgier, 31 Mar 1953: on Gerwis's initiative a conference of women's organisation representatives from across Indonesia will meet in Jakarta on 2-3 April to collect data on Indonesian women's social, economic and political struggle, discuss the WIDF world women's congress in Denmark in June and consider sending a
Short item, Java-Bode, 1 Apr 1953, p. 2: Gerwis takes the initiative to hold a conference of women's organisations in Jakarta on 2-3 April, ahead of the world women's congress in Denmark, to discuss sending a delegation; press conference on 4 April.
De Nieuwsgier, 7 Apr 1953: the conference of women's organisations held on Gerwis's initiative on 2-3 April in Jakarta decides, among other things, to send an Indonesian delegation to the WIDF-organised world women's congress in Denmark on 6 June (the Copenhagen congress).
Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (7 Apr 1953): at a Gerwis-initiated meeting of women's organisations (2-3 April, Jakarta) it was decided to send a delegation to the WIDF women's congress in Denmark in June. Delegates include S.K. Trimurti, Kandjinah and Maasje Siwi of Gerwis, plus Wanita Demokrat and others.
Java-Bode, 7 April 1953, p. 2: short news item listing the Indonesian delegation to the international women's congress in Denmark (Copenhagen), leaving end of May. Gerwis is represented by S.K. Trimurti, Kartinah and Maasje Siwi; other members come from Wanita Demokrat, Partai Wanita Rakjat, Sarbupri and as individuals
Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 7 April 1953 (p. 2), reproducing the same short item on the Indonesian delegation to the women's congress in Denmark, in which Gerwis members Trimurti, Kartinah and Maasje Siwi are named. Other page articles (Andi Azis trial, Electoral Law, cabinet matters) are unrelated.
Short item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 8 Apr 1953, p. 1: Gerwis takes the initiative for a conference of women's organisations in Jakarta on 2-3 April, ahead of the world women's congress in Denmark in June, to discuss sending a delegation; press conference on 4 April.
Indische Courant voor Nederland, 15 Apr 1953, p. 3: names the Indonesian delegation to the world women's congress in Denmark (end of May): Trimurti, Kartinah and Maasje Siwi of Gerwis, plus Wanita Demokrat, Partai Wanita Rakjat, Sarbupri and individual delegates including Dr Towoliu.
Full page, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 15 Apr 1953. Only the article on the Indonesian women's delegation to the Denmark world women's congress concerns Gerwani: Trimurti, Kartinah and Maasje Siwi of Gerwis among delegates. Other articles (17 October affair, Ministry of Defence, WHO, local news) are unrelated.
News roundup of Antara dispatches, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 18 Apr 1953, p. 4. Relevant: Maasje Siwi of Gerwis left Surabaya for Copenhagen for the WIDF conference; SOBSI and union leaders left for Peking; also 17 October affair follow-up and Chairul Saleh's expulsion from the Netherlands.
De Nieuwsgier, 5 May 1953: Jakarta's Children's Week opens with events and free cinema shows. The relevant paragraph says the first group of the Indonesian delegation to the 5-12 June Copenhagen world women's congress left on the Surriento: Setiati Surasto (Sarbupri) and Maasje Siwi and Kartinah, both of Gerwis, travel
Full scrambled page of De Nieuwsgier, 5 May 1953 (duplicate of GA-00684 context): children's week in Jakarta and, in one paragraph, the departure of the first Indonesian delegates (Setiati Surasto, Maasje Siwi, Kartinah of Gerwis) to the WIDF Copenhagen women's congress on the Surriento with the Australian delegation.
Java-Bode, 5 May 1953, p. 2: brief report that the first group of Indonesian delegates to the Copenhagen women's congress (5-12 June) left on the Surriento: Setiati Surasto (Sarbupri) and Gerwis members Maasje Siwi and Kartinah. The Australian delegation was aboard too. The rest of the OCR is an unrelated football repo
Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 5 May 1953 (p. 2), including the item on the first Indonesian delegates leaving for the Copenhagen women's congress on the Surriento: Setiati Surasto, and Gerwis members Maasje Siwi and Kartinah, with the Australian delegation aboard. Other articles (G.I.A., bank strike, 4/5 May commemorati
Short item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 13 May 1953, p. 3: first group of the Indonesian delegation to the international women's congress in Copenhagen (5-12 June) leaves on the 'Surriento': Setiati Surasto (Sarbupri) and Maasje Siwi and Kartinah (both Gerwis); the Australian delegation is on board.
Newspaper page, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 13 May 1953 (OCR partly illegible). The only relevant article repeats that Setiati Surasto (Sarbupri) and Maasje Siwi and Kartinah (Gerwis) left on the 'Surriento' for the Copenhagen international women's congress, with the Australian delegation also aboard.
Antara news roundup, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 13 May 1953, p. 4 (4-7 May). Relevant item: Setiati Surasto, Maasje Siwi and Kartinah left for the WIDF congress in Copenhagen. Rest covers the bank strike, the 17 October affair and the Wilopo cabinet's refusal to seek a confidence vote.
De Locomotief, 28 May 1953, short city reports: Semarang sets up a committee for International Children's Day on 1 June, led by Mrs Darsono of Gerwis with many women's associations as members. The second item (transfer of an Orphans' Chamber head) is unrelated.
Short Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra item (10 Jun 1953, p.2): the Indonesian women's movement Gerwis, with 40,000 members, sent a telegram to President Eisenhower urging him to spare the Rosenbergs; the dockworkers' union SBPP (47,000 members) decided on 8 June to send a similar telegram. Shows Gerwis's anti-imperialist s
Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra news-in-brief column 'De kleine wereld' (3 Jul 1953, p.4). Among items on a pharmacy strike, a journalist's film censored, a Guatemala explosion and Dusseldorf baby names, one notes that the Indonesian women's movement GERWIS urged the US government, via its Jakarta embassy, to guarantee the
Local news column, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 15 Jul 1953, p. 3. Only relevant item: Gerwis urged the American government, via the US embassy in Jakarta, to guarantee the welfare of the two Rosenberg children. Other items concern a lost copra boat and Mount Sumbing.
Nieuwe Haarlemsche Courant, 18 July 1953, p. 9: page with an organ-competition review (unrelated) and short items on the Dutch High Commissioner's East Java tour and Foreign Minister Luns in Karachi, who held talks with the Indonesian foreign minister. No Gerwani, Gerwis or women's movement content; the indexed name 'T
Java-Bode, 24 August 1953, p. 2: badly garbled report on a welcome-back gathering in Jakarta for the eight-member Indonesian delegation to the Copenhagen world women's congress (June 1953). Named delegates include Setiati Surasto (chair) and Asijah, with Gerwis affiliation; the congress appealed to women worldwide for
De Nieuwsgier, 25 Aug 1953: in Surabaya the trial opens of 42 students over the April wrecking of De Vrije Pers; thousands of students and pupils demonstrated, with Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and SOBSI also taking part, demanding dropped charges, a press law, abolition of Dutch-language use and limits on Dutch dailies. A US
Java-Bode, 25 August 1953, p. 2: report on the Surabaya trial of 42 students over the 16 April destruction of the Dutch paper Vrije Pers, and a mass demonstration against the prosecution. Per Harian Umum, Gerwis, Pemuda Rakjat and SOBSI joined the demonstration, whose banners demanded a press law and curbs on Dutch-lan