Gerwani and painless childbirth
Java-Bode, 23 January 1956, p. 2: the Gerwani central board wrote to the government welcoming Pope Pius XII's endorsement of painless childbirth, credited the theory's discoverer, Soviet professor Pavlov, and urged the government to let Indonesian scholars learn it for mass application. Other snippets (Kalimantan impor
Gerwani and painless childbirth
Short item, Indische Courant voor Nederland, 4 Feb 1956, p. 3: the Gerwani central board writes to the government welcoming Pope Pius XII's acceptance of painless childbirth, praising its Soviet discoverer Pavlov, and asking that Indonesian scientists be enabled to learn the method for mass application.
Bulgaria's National Day, 9 September 1959
Api Kartini (1959) article marking Bulgaria's National Day (9 September 1959), comparing Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman and Nazi domination with Indonesia's. Praises socialist Bulgaria's gains for women: 41 women in parliament, 6,300 nurseries and kindergartens, 120 days paid maternity leave, public canteens. Typic