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2 itemsTopic: women's rights and emancipation ✕Publication: De Vrije Pers ✕Year: 1953 ✕
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GA-00773 1953-04-07 De Vrije Pers rel A

Naar het congres in Denemarken (To the congress in Denmark)

To the congress in Denmark: delegation chosen for Copenhagen

Aneta report in De Vrije Pers (7 Apr 1953): at a Gerwis-initiated meeting of women's organisations (2-3 April, Jakarta) it was decided to send a delegation to the WIDF women's congress in Denmark in June. Delegates include S.K. Trimurti, Kandjinah and Maasje Siwi of Gerwis, plus Wanita Demokrat and others.

GA-00777 1953-12-31 De Vrije Pers rel C

Bloemlezing uit het nieuws (News anthology; Moestopo defends polygamy)

News anthology: Moestopo defends polygamy and pensions for four wives

News digest in De Vrije Pers (31 Dec 1953). Colonel Dr. Moestopo, for the "Corps of Fighting Women", defended polygamy and the pension rule for up to four wives, arguing withdrawal would stimulate prostitution. Gerwis is not named, but this is context for the contemporary polygamy debate.