FBIS, 17 May 1952: Conference appeal receives responses (Asia-Pacific Peace Conference)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (17 May 1952) on responses from 20 countries to the call for an Asia-Pacific Peace Conference in Peking. The Indonesian section lists 11 sponsors chosen in April, including Suwarti, member of Parliament and president of Gerwis, plus Setiadi, Tjoa Sik Ien, Dharta (Lekra), Djawoto (Antara), S
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
FBIS, 11 October 1952: United States indicted for germ war (Asian and Pacific Peace Conference, Peking)
FBIS-monitored Xinhua report (11 Oct 1952) on a session of the Asian and Pacific Peace Conference in Peking: Dr Chen Wen-kuei's indictment of US bacteriological warfare, then speeches by delegates from India, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Pakistan, Chile, Vietnam. Umi Sardjono, a woman delegate from Indonesia, said Indone
Working for Peace in Asia (Suharti, 1955)
1955 article by Suharti (Suharti Suwarto), Vice-President of Gerwani, based on her speech at the WIDF Council in Geneva. Links the Bandung Conference to peace; says Gerwani had 281,000 members; calls for reunion of Western Irian; reports women's election preparations, winning the right to be polling officers, support f
Let Us Respect All Opinions: speeches by Teng Ying-chao, Hajrah Begum and Suharti (1956)
1956 page of speeches to the WIDF Council: Teng Ying-chao (China), Hajrah Begum (India) and Suharti, Gerwani Vice-President and MP. Suharti reports Gerwani membership grew from 281,000 to 565,147, its cooperation at the Palembang Women's Congress (March 1955), International Children's Day events, and delegations demand
Opening of WIDF Council meeting in Beijing; growth of Indonesian women's movement (Renmin Ribao, 25 April 1956)
Renmin Ribao, 25 Apr 1956 (p. 4), descriptive report on the opening (24 Apr) of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing: Presidents Mrs Gordon and Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao welcoming Egyptian, Israeli and Indonesian delegates, and Angiola Minella's report on peace, nuclear tests and Asian-African women after Bandung. It cla
Opening of WIDF Council meeting in Beijing; growth of Indonesian women's movement (Renmin Ribao, 25 April 1956)
Renmin Ribao, 25 Apr 1956 (p. 4), descriptive report on the opening (24 Apr) of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing: Presidents Mrs Gordon and Cai Chang, Deng Yingchao welcoming Egyptian, Israeli and Indonesian delegates, and Angiola Minella's report on peace, nuclear tests and Asian-African women after Bandung. It cla
Women's delegates speak at WIDF Council; Suharti, Gerwani vice-chairman (Renmin Ribao, 26 April 1956)
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao, 26 Apr 1956 (p. 1), on day two of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing, with speeches from Indian, German, Malagasy, Argentine, Soviet, Tunisian and British delegates. Suharti, WIDF Council member and vice-chairman of Gerwani, says Indonesian women's organisations are growing, oppose US ef
Women's delegates speak at WIDF Council; Suharti, Gerwani vice-chairman (Renmin Ribao, 26 April 1956)
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao, 26 Apr 1956 (p. 1), on day two of the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing, with speeches from Indian, German, Malagasy, Argentine, Soviet, Tunisian and British delegates. Suharti, WIDF Council member and vice-chairman of Gerwani, says Indonesian women's organisations are growing, oppose US ef
Speeches at the WIDF Council, part 1 (Renmin Ribao, 7 May 1956)
Renmin Ribao, 7 May 1956, p. 5: abridged speeches (part 1) at the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing. Includes a short statement by Mrs Suharti for Gerwani, welcoming the Bandung resolutions, reporting that Gerwani set up the national preparatory committee and delegation for the Lausanne World Assembly of Mothers, and not
Speeches at the WIDF Council, part 1 (Renmin Ribao, 7 May 1956)
Renmin Ribao, 7 May 1956, p. 5: abridged speeches (part 1) at the WIDF Council meeting in Beijing. Includes a short statement by Mrs Suharti for Gerwani, welcoming the Bandung resolutions, reporting that Gerwani set up the national preparatory committee and delegation for the Lausanne World Assembly of Mothers, and not
ACWF telegram to Gerwani supporting the West Irian struggle (Renmin Ribao, 24 December 1957)
Renmin Ribao, 24 Dec 1957, p. 6 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs Gerwani on 21 Dec congratulating it on its national women's congress and pledging that Chinese women fully support Indonesia's struggle to recover West Irian. Short solidarity item.
ACWF telegram to Gerwani supporting the West Irian struggle (Renmin Ribao, 24 December 1957)
Renmin Ribao, 24 Dec 1957, p. 6 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs Gerwani on 21 Dec congratulating it on its national women's congress and pledging that Chinese women fully support Indonesia's struggle to recover West Irian. Short solidarity item.
IVth Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Vienna, June 1958
WIDF volume on the IVth Congress, Vienna, 1-5 June 1958: speeches, reports and resolutions. Gerwani appears directly: Mudigdio, vice-president of Gerwani and head of the Indonesian delegation, speaks (pp. 89-92) for 663,740 members, citing equal-pay claims, the Third Gerwani Congress (December 1957), West Irian, work w
The Struggle is Just and a Just Struggle will Surely be Victorious (Suwarti, 1957/58)
Article by Suwarti Bintang Suradi (Gerwani), dated Berlin 20 Dec 1957, in WIDF's magazine on Indonesia's West Irian campaign: mass rally of a million in Jakarta, ten-minute silence, general strike in Dutch firms, takeover of Dutch enterprises, KLM ban, UN defeat, international support. Names Gerwani among organisations
Two Gerwani Central Committee members arrive in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 29 April 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 29 Apr 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih arrive in Beijing by air on 28 April at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, to visit and attend May Day. Brief arrival notice.
Two Gerwani Central Committee members arrive in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 29 April 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 29 Apr 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih arrive in Beijing by air on 28 April at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, to visit and attend May Day. Brief arrival notice.
Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home (Renmin Ribao, 6 June 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 6 Jun 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih Rachman leave Beijing on 5 June for home via Kunming and Rangoon after their All-China Women's Federation visit (arrived 28 April), which also included a trip to North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democratic Wom
Two Gerwani Central Committee members return home (Renmin Ribao, 6 June 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 6 Jun 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua): Gerwani Central Committee members Tanti Aidit and Sudarsih Rachman leave Beijing on 5 June for home via Kunming and Rangoon after their All-China Women's Federation visit (arrived 28 April), which also included a trip to North Korea at the invitation of the Korean Democratic Wom
Do not allow the US to interfere in China's internal affairs (Renmin Ribao, 20 September 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 20 Sep 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua, Jakarta): amid the Taiwan Strait crisis, Gerwani, speaking for its 650,000 members, protests American interference over Taiwan and the offshore islands; Indonesian railway and rice-workers' unions make similar demands. Other items give Syrian, Pakistani, Omani and Mauritanian su
Do not allow the US to interfere in China's internal affairs (Renmin Ribao, 20 September 1958)
Renmin Ribao, 20 Sep 1958, p. 4 (Xinhua, Jakarta): amid the Taiwan Strait crisis, Gerwani, speaking for its 650,000 members, protests American interference over Taiwan and the offshore islands; Indonesian railway and rice-workers' unions make similar demands. Other items give Syrian, Pakistani, Omani and Mauritanian su
Dr. Hurustiati Subandrio's Impressions of Copenhagen
Api Kartini interview-report with Dr. Hurustiati Subandrio, head of the Indonesian women's delegation to the Copenhagen International Women's Conference (April 1960, 73 countries). She chaired the first plenary on 21 April (Kartini Day), sat on the Presidium and chaired the Education and Culture Commission; other deleg
Getting to Know the WIDF Up Close
Api Kartini preview of the WIDF Bureau meeting due in Indonesia (early 1960), profiling its leaders: President Eugenie Cotton, Secretary-General Carmen Zanti, Marie Ange, Beatrice Johnson and Asian-African vice-presidents. Notes WIDF's support for Indonesian independence and condemnation of Dutch aggression, and that G
ACWF mourns Kanba Michiko; Indonesian organisations support the Japanese people (Renmin Ribao, 25 June 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
ACWF mourns Kanba Michiko; Indonesian organisations support the Japanese people (Renmin Ribao, 25 June 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 25 Jun 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the All-China Women's Federation telegraphs mourning for Kanba Michiko, killed in the anti-Security Treaty protests. A Jakarta item says Gerwani, 'Indonesia's largest women's organisation', telegraphed condolences on 22 June and support for Japanese women and people; Indonesian
Gerwani delegation arrives in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 11 July 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1960, p. 6 (Xinhua): a four-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti arrives in Beijing by air at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; ACWF officials meet them at the airport and a fifth member will follow. Brief arrival notice, no programme given.
Gerwani delegation arrives in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 11 July 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 11 Jul 1960, p. 6 (Xinhua): a four-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti arrives in Beijing by air at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation; ACWF officials meet them at the airport and a fifth member will follow. Brief arrival notice, no programme given.
Gerwani delegates arrive in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 12 September 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 12 Sep 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the second group of the Gerwani delegation, Mrs Siti Aisjah Sediagraha and four others, arrives in Beijing at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, welcomed by ACWF secretary Wu Quanheng. Brief arrival notice.
Gerwani delegates arrive in Beijing (Renmin Ribao, 12 September 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 12 Sep 1960, p. 5 (Xinhua): the second group of the Gerwani delegation, Mrs Siti Aisjah Sediagraha and four others, arrives in Beijing at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, welcomed by ACWF secretary Wu Quanheng. Brief arrival notice.
Indonesian women's delegation leaves Kunming for home (Renmin Ribao, 22 October 1960)
Renmin Ribao, 22 Oct 1960, p. 4 (Xinhua, Kunming): the ten-member Gerwani delegation led by Mrs Suwarti leaves Kunming for home after visiting China at the All-China Women's Federation's invitation, having toured Beijing, Xi'an, Harbin, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Guangzhou. Brief departure notice.