Interview with Maria Ulfah Santoso: PKI and Gerwani tried to control Kowani (Tempo, c. 1977; JPRS)
JPRS translation of a Tempo profile (c. early 1977) of Maria Ulfah Santoso (b. Serang 1911): her marriage to political prisoner Soebadio Sastrosatomo with Subandrio's help (Jan 1964), early women's-movement work, Perwari and Kowani, and the PSI. She says that during her 11 years leading Kowani from 1952, 'PKI and Gerwa
Unclassified US State Department cable (7 Sep 1977) reporting Amnesty International's list of 62 imprisoned or disappeared former legislators; Indonesia has the longest list (21). Among the Indonesians named are Kartinah Kurdi and 'Umiharti Sardjono' (Umi Sardjono), both former Gerwani leaders, still detained 12 years
Bygningsarbeideren, 1977: Amnesty prisoner Sri Ambar Rukmiati (SOBSI women's bureau)
Norwegian building-workers' union paper, 1977, carrying Amnesty International's 'Prisoners of Conscience Year' appeal on imprisoned trade unionists. It profiles Sri Ambar Rukmiati, head of SOBSI's women's department: elected to the national board in 1964, arrested autumn 1966 and tortured, two teenage daughters also ar
Bygningsarbeideren, 1977: Amnesty prisoner Sri Ambar Rukmiati (SOBSI women's bureau)
Norwegian building-workers' union paper, 1977, carrying Amnesty International's 'Prisoners of Conscience Year' appeal on imprisoned trade unionists. It profiles Sri Ambar Rukmiati, head of SOBSI's women's department: elected to the national board in 1964, arrested autumn 1966 and tortured, two teenage daughters also ar
PDI campaign rally at Lapangan Banteng with Moh. Isnaeni, S.K. Trimurti and Wilopo (Idayu photo album, c. 1977)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara): a PDI (Indonesian Democratic Party) campaign rally at Lapangan Banteng, Jakarta, with speakers including Dra. S.K. Trimurti, Wilopo and Moh. Isnaeni. The caption OCR gives 1977, so the 1977 election campaign. S.K. Trimurti is the labour and wo
TAPOL Bulletin no. 19, January 1977. Leads on 'release equals transmigration': Sudomo's 1 Dec 1976 release of 2,500 B-category tapols into 'transmigration centres' and Buru. Reports that women tapols at Plantungan (since 1971) were moved to Bulu prison, Semarang, apparently for transfer to a 'hard-core' women's camp at
Lecture on women (Maria Ulfah; S.K. Trimurti mentioned), Tempo, 26 Feb 1977
Tempo item (26 February 1977) profiling Maria Ulfah, who advises working women on labour rights and the marriage law and speaks against polygamy. It says she works with 'dra. SK Trimurti' in the Yayasan Tenaga Kerja Indonesia (YTKI) on women workers' workshops, seminars and legal information. Trimurti, a Gerwis founder
TAPOL Bulletin no. 21, April 1977 (London). Covers the ICRC mission to seven Indonesian detention sites, Carter and human rights, East Timor testimony, Kopkamtib detention legality, official denials and the May elections. It prints a smuggled letter from a Salemba tapol to the Red Cross describing starvation, beri-beri
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
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu S.K. Trimurti albums (Perpusnas Khastara), image 02: the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, Jakarta, on 13 August (year 1977 per the file name; title truncated). No text could be read. Shows Trimurti's public role after the New Order; no Gerw
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu album of S.K. Trimurti (Perpusnas Khastara 1114786, image 04): by its title, the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, 13 August 1977. Another frame of the same event as image 08; no text accompanies the image.
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Image 05 from the Idayu Foundation photo albums (Perpusnas Khastara 1114786): the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, on 13 August 1977 (month truncated in file name as 'Agustu'). Part of the S.K. Trimurti photograph series; OCR blank and the image was not inspected.
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph (Khastara 1114786) from the S.K. Trimurti album series, 1977: the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, Jakarta. The day and month ('13 Agustu[s]') come from a truncated file name; no text on the image. No Gerwani content.
Opening of the Bazaar Karnaval by Ibu Trimurti, Gedung Joang 45, 13 August 1977 (Idayu photo album)
Photograph from the Yayasan Idayu album of S.K. Trimurti (Perpusnas Khastara 1114786, image 08): by its title, the opening of a carnival bazaar by Ibu Trimurti at Gedung Joang 45, Menteng Raya, 13 August 1977. A post-Gerwani record of Trimurti, a Gerwis founder; no text accompanies the image.
State Department cable to Embassy Singapore, 30 Aug 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)
Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou
State Department cable to Embassy Singapore, 30 Aug 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit (Congressman Koch)
Declassified State Department cable (State 207433, 30 Aug 1977) to Embassy Singapore. Prompted by Congressman Koch's challenge, it says research confirms that Dr. Sutanti Aidit was a member of Gerwani's central committee but not of the PKI's, a point the Indonesian embassy also gave, and that earlier correspondence wou
US Embassy Singapore cable, 1 Sep 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit, head of Gerwani 1962-65
Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i
US Embassy Singapore cable, 1 Sep 1977: Dr. Sutanti Aidit, head of Gerwani 1962-65
Declassified US cable (Singapore 3809, 1 Sep 1977) from Embassy Singapore's Ingraham answering a State query on Dr. Sutanti Aidit. He recalls that in 1962-65 she was widely known as head of Gerwani and its representative on the PKI Central Committee, calls Gerwani 'an integral part of the PKI', and suggests Amnesty's i
The Times of India, 6 Sep 1977, p.11 (Reuter, London, 4 Sep): Amnesty International lists 62 imprisoned or missing parliamentarians in 17 countries; Indonesia tops the list with 23, most held without trial since 1965 for links with the PKI, SOBSI, BTI or the women's organisation Gerwani. Named are Subandrio, Oei Tjoe T