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GA-01648 1951-09-04 Merdeka rel A

Merdeka, 4 September 1951

Merdeka, 4 September 1951: Trimurti surveys the women's movements

Merdeka, 4 September 1951 (hlm. 2): 'Trimurti tindjau gerakan2 wanita': Gerwis vice-chair S.K. Trimurti, touring Sumatra since 27 July 1951 with her secretary, criticises urban women's organisations in Medan as weak and ceremonial.

GA-00521 1954-11-30 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Congres „Gerwani”: Dwanghuwelijken dienen in modern Indonesië te worden afgeschaft (Kongres Gerwani: kawin paksa harus dihapus)

Gerwani congress: forced marriages must be abolished in modern Indonesia

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1954-11-30, p. 2): two-day congress of Gerwani's Bandung branch ('formerly Gerwis') sends sympathy to Maisoeri, a sixteen-year-old in South Sumatra jailed for refusing a forced marriage to a sixty-year-old, and calls for abolishing forced marriages. It also demands bans on 'modern dances' and

GA-02395 1957 rel A

Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1957): Pengurus dan Cabang Gerwani, Umi Sardjono Ketua Umum

US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1957): Gerwani leaders and branches, Umi Sardjono chair

US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1957) extracts: a Central Borneo women's committee, including Gerwani, backing Sukarno's Concept and asking that marriage law be prioritised; Kowani's Fourth Congress (Surabaya) with Mudigdio of Gerwani as treasurer; Muljani as Central Java Gerwani chair; new North Sumatra and Jakart