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GA-00797 1948-07-09 De Waarheid rel C

Internationale vrouwententoonstelling te Parijs (International women's exhibition in Paris)

International women's exhibition in Paris with Dutch stand on Indonesia

De Waarheid report (9 Jul 1948) on the WIDF international women's exhibition in Paris (12 Jun-18 Jul, 42 countries). The Dutch Women's Movement stand had a section on Indonesia, opposing colonial war; the article contrasts Western capitalism with Eastern Europe, China and the USSR. No Indonesian women's group is named.

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-00804 1949-03-05 De Waarheid rel C

Vrouwen, demonstreert Dinsdag voor Vrede! (Women, demonstrate on Tuesday for peace!)

Women, demonstrate on Tuesday for peace: International Women's Day call 1949

De Waarheid call (5 Mar 1949) for Dutch women to demonstrate on International Women's Day for peace: against the colonial war in Indonesia, the Marshall Plan and Atlantic Pact, for troop withdrawal and equal pay, with Soviet women held up as models and WIDF president Cotton quoted. Concerns Dutch communist women; no In

GA-02411 1949-12-13 rel C licensed

Many Speeches Mark 3rd Day Session (FBIS, 13 Dec 1949)

FBIS, 13 December 1949: Many speeches mark third-day session (Asian Women's Conference)

FBIS monitored Peking radio report (13 Dec 1949) on day three of the Asian Women's Conference: Teng Ying-chao's report, speeches by delegates including an unnamed (OCR garbled) Indonesian delegate who urged an all-national united front under the Indonesian Communist Party; Dutch, French, Indochinese, Soviet speakers. E

GA-01222 1954-04-23 Java-Bode rel A

Positie van vrouwen besproken (Position of women discussed)

Position of women discussed

Java-Bode, 23 April 1954, p. 2: Gerwani held a Wednesday-evening meeting at Adhuc Stat to welcome foreign women's delegates. Australian delegate Allison Diekei, Dutch delegate Rie Lips and Soviet delegate Alexandra Kholopova spoke on women's position in their countries; Kholopova also described study opportunities for

GA-00056 1959 Api Kartini rel B licensed

Berjuta Wanita di Luar Negeri di Belakang Perjuangan Kemerdekaan Rakyat Indonesia

Millions of Women Abroad behind the Indonesian People's Struggle for Independence

Api Kartini (1959) article on how the WIDF (GWDS) and millions of women abroad supported Indonesia's independence struggle, noting Gerwani as an Indonesian member. Recounts WIDF's 1947 message to the UN against the Dutch aggression, Dutch women's protests (Schoonhoven, NVB), 1949 actions and later solidarity on Irian B