Republican deliberations (arrest of Francisca Fanggidaej after Madiun)
Het Dagblad (Batavia) report (4 Dec 1948, p.1) on republican cabinet deliberations and arrests of communists after Madiun. It reports Francisca Fanggidaej, once delegated to Prague by the BKPRI, was captured with Colonel Djokosoejono and Politburo member Sardjono, and, per her statement, that 23 women were with Amir Sj
Situation in the republic: no measures against Tan Malaka's group
De Locomotief, 7 Dec 1948: Army Contact Service report after the Madiun affair. It says Francisca Fanggidaej, earlier delegated to Prague by the BKPRI, was captured with Col. Djokosujono and PKI's Sardjono. According to her, 23 women were among Amir Sjarifuddin's troops; 14 surrendered with 800 men and 7 more on 29 Nov
Murder of Dutchman in South Celebes: arrest of gang leader stirs Indonesian press
Algemeen Handelsblad correspondent's report (Batavia, 1949-11-11) on the Masamba murder of Dutchman Pluyter and the arrest of Makassar councillor Salawati Daud as gang leader. Notes the Indonesian press presents her as a freedom heroine and martyr, compared to Wolter Monginsidi; Maria Ulfah Santoso of the women's congr
Murder of Dutchman in South Celebes: arrest of gang leader stirs Indonesian press (page 1, 11 Nov 1949)
Page-image version of the same Algemeen Handelsblad report (1949-11-11, p. 1) on the Masamba murder of Pluyter and the arrest of Makassar councillor Salawati Daud as gang leader, with Indonesian press and Maria Ulfah Santoso presenting her as a freedom heroine. Surrounding headlines (Paris conference, Bonn, atomic cont
Soviet Woman, 28 Feb 1950, p. 47: A. N. Atanepesova's account of the Conference of Women of Asian Countries, Peking, late 1949 (198 delegates). Indonesia appears via delegate 'Lilia Suripno', who described partisan women fighting Dutch troops with babies on their backs. Reflects early WIDF-linked Asian solidarity; Gerw
Harian Rakjat, 17 July 1952: Mrs Salawati Daud awarded a bicycle (South Sulawesi guerrilla)
Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 17 July 1952 (full issue; p. 3 relevant). Reports that Ny. Salawati Daud received a motorised bicycle (bromfiets) as a token of honour for her role as an active woman guerrilla in South Sulawesi since the Japanese occupation. Elsewhere, Perwari and other women's groups reject Government Regulati
A Brief Look Back
Article by Kukilowarsi (1959) for 17 August, recalling women's roles in the Indonesian revolution: 1926 rebels and Digul exiles, anti-Japanese resistance, women's guerrilla brigades, Red Cross and kitchens, and stories of Suparmi and a mother fighter. It cites the first women's congress of 1928, the 1955 vote, and dema
Api Kartini No. 1, Year 3, January 1961
January 1961 issue with a report on the First Afro-Asian Women's Conference in Cairo (14–23 Jan 1961) and Iwanah Prijono's speech, plus East German textiles, Cuban women fighters and household columns.
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
Renmin Ribao, 6 Apr 1965: Asian peoples volunteer to aid Vietnam (Umi Sardjono leads Gerwani women volunteers)
People's Daily, 6 April 1965, p. 4: Asian volunteering wave for Vietnam. The excerpt reports about a hundred women volunteers in green uniforms, led by Umi Sardjono, chair of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), going to two (unnamed) places to declare their determination to serve as volunteers supporting Vietnam
Renmin Ribao, 6 Apr 1965: Asian peoples volunteer to aid Vietnam (Umi Sardjono leads Gerwani women volunteers)
People's Daily, 6 April 1965, p. 4: Asian volunteering wave for Vietnam. The excerpt reports about a hundred women volunteers in green uniforms, led by Umi Sardjono, chair of the Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani), going to two (unnamed) places to declare their determination to serve as volunteers supporting Vietnam
Freiburger Nachrichten, 8 November 1965: Indonesia - the hunt for communists continues
Freiburger Nachrichten, 8 Nov 1965, 'Indonesia: hunt for Communists continues' (Reuter/AFP). Citing the Army newspaper, paratroopers killed nine women described as 'suicide fighters of Gerwani' who tried to block army tanks near Solo, shot after warning shots; also arrests in Cilacap, suspensions in Kalimantan, a 'holy
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. The album caption page, partly legible, says the meeting marked the founding of the 'Yayasan Wanita Pejuang', chaired by
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. Image 02 of the album series; no text on the image. Summary is from file name and folder only; individuals shown are not
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. Image 03 of the album series; no text on the image. Summary is from file name and folder only; individuals shown are not
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu album of S.K. Trimurti (Perpusnas Khastara 582249, image 04): by its title, a meeting of women fighters (wanita pejuang) at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977. Trimurti's presence is inferred from the album; the file has no text and no named participants.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph, image 05 of Khastara item 582249 (Yayasan Idayu albums), captioned as a meeting of women fighters ('wanita pejuang') at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977. It sits in the S.K. Trimurti photo series, so Trimurti may appear, but no one is identified in the caption data. Image content not described; ca
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Image 06 from the Idayu Foundation photo albums (Perpusnas Khastara 582249): the meeting of women fighters held at the Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977, in the S.K. Trimurti photograph series. The OCR is blank; participants are not identified from the file data.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara), image 07 of a series on the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters (pertemuan wanita pejuang) at the Kebangkitan Nasional building, Jakarta. No text or caption could be read, so people shown are not identified; no Gerwani link is evident.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara), captioned as a meeting of women fighters (wanita pejuang) at the Kebangkitan Nasional building on 21 May 1977. It documents Trimurti-circle commemorative activity under the New Order; Gerwani is not mentioned. Description based on caption only; Trimurti's p
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara), image 09 of a series on the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters (pertemuan wanita pejuang) at the Kebangkitan Nasional building, Jakarta. No text or caption could be read, so people shown are not identified; no Gerwani link is evident.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu album of S.K. Trimurti (Perpusnas Khastara 582249, image 10): by its title, a meeting of women fighters (wanita pejuang) at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977. Another frame of the same meeting; no text and no named participants in the file.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Image 11 from the Idayu Foundation photo albums (Perpusnas Khastara 582249): the meeting of women fighters held at the Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional on 21 May 1977, in the S.K. Trimurti photograph series. The OCR is blank; participants are not identified from the file data.
Meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, 21 May 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the S.K. Trimurti album series (Koleksi Idayu), National Library of Indonesia (Khastara 582249), of the 21 May 1977 meeting of women fighters at Gedung Kebangkitan Nasional, Jakarta. Image 12 of the album series; no text on the image. Summary is from file name and folder only; individuals shown are not