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GA-01143 1954-12-04 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Congres van Gerwani (Gerwani congress; newspaper page of early December 1954)

Gerwani congress (newspaper page, early December 1954)

Whole newspaper page, Indische Courant voor Nederland, c. 1-4 Dec 1954 (columns interleaved). Gerwani-relevant item: Bandung branch congress backs Maisuri, opposes forced marriage and 'immoral' films, supports the Ali cabinet. Other articles: PRN women's congress, no-confidence motion, West Irian at the UN, Bogor confe

GA-00705 1955-11-30 De Nieuwsgier rel A

Protest tegen schoonheidswedstrijd (Protest against beauty contest)

Protest against beauty contest: Gerwani condemns 'Bunga Indonesia' contest

Short De Nieuwsgier item (30 Nov 1955): Gerwani, via board member Maria Ulfa Santoso, publicly condemned a planned "Bunga Indonesia" beauty contest by Gadjah Mada University students in Yogyakarta; student representatives were to travel to Jakarta to talk with the Gerwani board.

GA-01242 1956-03-15 Java-Bode rel B

Filmcensuur en filmraad (Film censorship and film council)

Film censorship and film council

Java-Bode, 15 March 1956, p. 2: installation of the new film censorship committee (chair Maria Ulfah Santoso) and film council at the education ministry. Among some thirty censorship members is Setiati Soerasto (Surasto), a figure from the 1953 Copenhagen delegation; the item gives no Gerwani affiliation or comment.

GA-01153 1956-03-22 Indische Courant Voor Nederland rel A

Filmcensuur en Filmraad (Film censorship and Film Council)

Film censorship and Film Council

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 22 Mar 1956, p. 2: installation of the new Film Censorship Committee (chair Maria Ulfah Santoso) and Film Council; Setiati Surasto and S. Kartowijono are listed among the committee's members.

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.