Perwamu

Acronym: Perwamu
Type: Indonesian women's organisation
Country: Indonesia
Also written as: Perwamu

1957 – 2019

Often appears with

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani) 4 Jahja Malik 3

4 items

GA-01252 1957-02-11 Java-Bode rel A

Djakarta's dagboek: Internationale vrouwendag (Jakarta diary: International Women's Day)

Jakarta diary: International Women's Day

Java-Bode, 11 February 1957, p. 2: Jakarta women's organisations formed a committee to prepare International Women's Day on 8 March: chair Mrs Jahja Malik (Perwamu), vice-chair Mrs Hermen, first secretary Mrs Kusnan of Gerwani, second secretary Mrs Darpin Busono (Baperki), treasurers Mrs Mandagi and Mrs Prawoto.

GA-01650 1957-02-12 Merdeka rel A

Merdeka, 12 Februari 1957, hlm. 3: Panitia Hari Wanita Internasional

Merdeka, 12 February 1957: International Women's Day committee

Merdeka, 12 Feb 1957, p. 3: Antara item on Jakarta women's organisations forming a committee for International Women's Day (8 March 1957), chaired by Ny. Jahja Malik (Perwamu), with Gerwani, Baperki and others.

GA-01457 1957-03-09 Harian Rakjat rel A

Harian Rakjat, 9 Maret 1957: Umi Sardjono di pameran Hari Wanita, hlm. 1

Harian Rakjat, 9 March 1957: Umi Sardjono at the Women's Day exhibition

Harian Rakjat issue of 9 March 1957, very noisy OCR. Page 1 reports the International Women's Day exhibition (handicrafts, cooking, costumes, foreign stalls) in Jakarta, where Umi Sardjono (Gerwani leader) is among women leaders present alongside Fatmawati; the committee of ten women's organisations is chaired by Yahya

GA-03005 2019 rel B

Perempuan dalam Pemilu Pertama (Historia, 2019)

Women in the first election (Historia, 2019)

Historia article (2019) on women's wings of parties in the 1955 election (Perwamu, Parkiwa, Wanita Demokrat, Aisyiyah, Bhayangkari), noting the PKI grew close to Gerwani and that Mudigdio and Umi Sardjono entered the DPR for the PKI. Context on Gerwani and elections.