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
To Die for the Homeland Is to Live (Cuban Women)
Api Kartini (early 1961) article on Cuban women in the revolution: the women's fighting unit led by Isabel Rieg (named after Mariana Grajales), Vilma Espin's description of rural hunger under Batista, and the August 1960 founding of the Federation of Cuban Women under Espin. Page also carries a humorous 'Mak Ompreng' c
Four Years of the Cuban Revolution
Api Kartini (early 1963) article marking four years of the Cuban Revolution, stressing Cuban women's heroism (Federation of Cuban Women head Vilma Espin) and their gains in literacy and work, then turning to the revolutionary struggle in Venezuela against Betancourt, in which women are urged to take part. Solidarity pr
The Laotian Situation Grows Critical
Api Kartini (1963) editorial 'The Laotian Situation Is Critical': condemns US imperialist intrigues in Laos, assassination of Laotian leaders and violations of the Geneva Agreements on Laos' neutrality, and calls on Indonesian women to show solidarity with the Laotian people under the Bandung Dasasila. Solidarity with