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GA-00613 1950-10-06 De Locomotief rel B

'Wij betalen de rekening niet' ('We do not pay the bill')

'We do not pay the bill'

De Locomotief, 6 Oct 1950: Semarang forms an action committee against the Aniem electricity tariff rise, representing 38 organisations, chaired by Dr Rustamadji of the Partai Rakjat. Gerwis sits on the committee alongside Partai Rakjat and the youth front; it was decided to send two delegates to Jakarta and not to pay

GA-00624 1953-04-20 De Locomotief rel B

Stadsnieuws: Morgen wordt Kartinidag gevierd (City news: Kartini Day tomorrow)

City news: Kartini Day tomorrow in Semarang

De Locomotief, 20 Apr 1953, city news: Semarang prepares Kartini Day, with a committee of women's associations chaired by Mrs Surya Hadi (Perwari), including Mrs Sri Hudarijah of Gerwis. Programme includes a commemoration meeting, a krontjong evening, a cooking competition, a dolls' exhibition and a foundation for a ho

GA-00629 1953-11-21 De Locomotief rel B

Berichten uit Tegal (Reports from Tegal)

Reports from Tegal: revived Kowani representation

De Locomotief, 21 Nov 1953, Tegal reports: the local KOWANI representation was revived on 28 Aug under Mrs Sarwono, uniting ten women's organisations including Gerwis, Perwari-type groups, Muslimat, Aisjiah and Bhayangkari. It collected money and clothes for terror victims and planned to mark KOWANI's 25th anniversary

GA-00630 1953-12-17 De Locomotief rel B

Rustige invasie op het gouverneurskantoor: dames-verenigingen komen op voor de rechten der vrouw (A quiet invasion of the governor's office)

A quiet invasion of the governor's office: women petition for a marriage law

De Locomotief, 17 Dec 1953: about a hundred women from seven Semarang associations, led by Perwari and including Gerwis, ride 40 becaks to the Governor's Office to petition for a marriage law securing women's legal position and for a freeze on the 1952 regulation giving pensions to second-to-fourth wives. A Gedung Rakj

GA-00632 1954-03-11 De Locomotief rel B

Internationale Vrouwendag (International Women's Day)

International Women's Day in Salatiga, 1954

De Locomotief, 11 Mar 1954: Salatiga's federation of women's associations marks International Women's Day on 8 March; a Gerwis representative explains the day's origin, followed by a talk on baby care, a health-service film and children's dances. Shows Gerwis giving the political history of the day within a mixed local