Soviet Woman, 30 Oct 1946, pp. 55-58: Nina Bondareva's article on women and children in colonial countries (India, Egypt, Indonesia, Indo-China), with Olga Khvalebnova on Albania's women. The Indonesia section, pre-Gerwani, praises the republic, notes a woman minister of social welfare, a women's congress at Madiun fed
Pravda, 10 Jun 1952: Peking preparatory conference for the Asia-Pacific Peace Congress
Pravda p. 4, 10 June 1952: TASS communique of the Peking preparatory conference (3-6 June) for the Asia-Pacific Peace Congress, 47 delegates from 20 countries. Indonesian signatories of the appeal are Suwarti and two others (OCR-garbled names); Congress set for Peking in late September 1952. Suwarti is the Gerwis/Gerwa
Neues Deutschland, 25 Jun 1957, p. 5: Women prepare the World Congress
Neues Deutschland, 25 June 1957, p. 5: ADN/ND report 'Frauen bereiten Weltkongreß vor' on the WIDF council session in Helsinki (270 delegates, 46 countries; president Eugénie Cotton). Indonesia appears once: women from Indonesia and other countries reported on their work, difficulties and successes. No name is given an
The World's Women's Contribution to Their Era (Sulami)
Article by Sulami (1959) reporting on the WIDF Bureau meeting in Prague, chaired by Eugenie Cotton, and the Council with 51 countries. It stresses women's duty to protect children, supports disarmament and Soviet-US talks, backs the 50th anniversary of International Women's Day, and links peace to Indonesian national i
Neues Deutschland, 15 Sep 1962, p. 5: World demands peace for Cuba
Neues Deutschland, 15 September 1962, p. 5: ADN/ND roundup 'Welt fordert Frieden für Kuba' (subhead 'Warnung an Washington') on worldwide solidarity with Cuba. Under 'Indonesien' it states that Gerwani, 'the most important Indonesian women's organisation', demanded that the US government immediately stop aggressive act
Chinese and Indian delegates in fierce dispute at the World Congress of Women
Mainichi Shimbun (Tokyo morning edition, 27 Jun 1963, p. 2): article on a fierce dispute between Chinese and Indian delegates at the World Congress of Women. The OCR is almost entirely scrambled, so this summary rests on the title and a few legible words; no named Gerwani member or Gerwani mention is visible.
Head of Indonesian women's delegation on unfair treatment of Chinese delegation at World Congress of Women
Renmin Ribao, 2 Jul 1963, p. 4 (Xinhua, Moscow): Umi Sardjono, head of the Indonesian delegation at the World Congress of Women, states that the Indian delegate's raising of the Sino-Indian border at the 26 June session was out of place and that the chair acted undemocratically and partially; Chinese delegates should h
Head of Indonesian women's delegation on unfair treatment of Chinese delegation at World Congress of Women
Renmin Ribao, 2 Jul 1963, p. 4 (Xinhua, Moscow): Umi Sardjono, head of the Indonesian delegation at the World Congress of Women, states that the Indian delegate's raising of the Sino-Indian border at the 26 June session was out of place and that the chair acted undemocratically and partially; Chinese delegates should h
Gerwani secretary-general on the World Congress of Women
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1963, p. 4 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Gerwani secretary-general Maasje Siwi tells the press, after the Moscow World Congress of Women, that Gerwani opposes the WIDF programme as lacking revolutionary spirit and disagrees with the Appeal on war, peaceful coexistence and disarmament. She criticises the congr
Gerwani secretary-general on the World Congress of Women
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1963, p. 4 (Xinhua, Jakarta): Gerwani secretary-general Maasje Siwi tells the press, after the Moscow World Congress of Women, that Gerwani opposes the WIDF programme as lacking revolutionary spirit and disagrees with the Appeal on war, peaceful coexistence and disarmament. She criticises the congr
FBIS, 18 July 1963: Delegation to women's congress welcomed (Peking rally)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (18 Jul 1963): a 10,000-strong Peking rally welcomed the Chinese delegation back from the Moscow World Congress of Women. Yang Yun-yu's report attacked Soviet delegation leader Popova and WIDF leaders for 'sectarianism, splittism and big-power chauvinism', calling the congress 'undemocratic
Renmin Ribao, 19 Jul 1963: Report on the Moscow World Congress of Women (Umi Sardjono)
Renmin Ribao p. 2 (19 Jul 1963), report on the Moscow World Congress of Women (June 1963) from the Chinese side. In the excerpt, Umi Sardjono, head of the Indonesian delegation, says she expresses great regret that a Chinese women's delegate was attacked and not allowed to speak after an Indian delegate's slander, at a
Renmin Ribao, 19 Jul 1963: Report on the Moscow World Congress of Women (Umi Sardjono)
Renmin Ribao p. 2 (19 Jul 1963), report on the Moscow World Congress of Women (June 1963) from the Chinese side. In the excerpt, Umi Sardjono, head of the Indonesian delegation, says she expresses great regret that a Chinese women's delegate was attacked and not allowed to speak after an Indian delegate's slander, at a