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GA-00648 1955-09-07 De Locomotief rel A

Kinderbewaarplaats (Childcare centre, Jombang)

Childcare centre planned for election day by Gerwani in Jombang

De Locomotief, 7 Sept 1955: the Gerwani branch in Jombang forms a committee, led by a Mrs Kenrati (uncertain), to set up a children's care centre during the coming general elections so mothers can vote calmly. Evidence of Gerwani's practical electoral support for women and childcare.

GA-00528 1955-09-30 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Een desa bracht zijn stem uit (Sebuah desa memberikan suaranya)

A village cast its vote

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad reportage (1955-09-30, p. 2) from the village of Tjoblong-Sekeloa, Bandung, on the 29 September 1955 election: 1,147 voters at a bamboo polling place. A child-minding and first-aid post near the booths is run by a committee of eleven women: one from Muslimat, two from Wanita Demokrat and eight