Asian Women's Conference (Beijing 1949)

Type: other
Country: International
Founded: 1949
Description: WIDF-sponsored conference of Asian women held in Beijing in December 1949.
Deskripsi: Konferensi perempuan Asia yang disponsori WIDF di Beijing pada Desember 1949.
Also written as: Asian Women's Conference

1949 – 1950

3 items

GA-02412 1949-12-15 rel C licensed

Lillah Suripno of Indonesia Speaks (FBIS, 15 Dec 1949)

FBIS, 15 December 1949: Lillah Suripno of Indonesia speaks

FBIS-monitored Xinhua text (15 Dec 1949) of a speech by Indonesian delegate 'Lillah' (Lily) Suripno at the Asian Women's Conference, Peking, 12 Dec. She thanks WIDF, surveys Indonesian anti-colonial history, the 1926-27 PKI revolts, Japanese occupation, women in guerrilla struggle, and calls for a PKI-led front of demo

GA-01487 1949-12-31 China Weekly Review rel C licensed

Women in Colonial Countries: Delegates to the Asian Women's Conference in Peking report

Women in Colonial Countries: delegates to the Asian Women's Conference in Peking report (China Weekly Review, 1949)

China Weekly Review, 31 Dec 1949: report of delegates' speeches at the Asian Women's Conference in Peking (WIDF-aligned) on women in colonial and semi-colonial countries (Africa, Middle East, India, Indonesia, Netherlands, Vietnam, France, China, Korea, Madagascar, Burma). The Indonesian delegate Lillah Suripno traces

GA-02342 1950-01-01 Sunday Worker rel B licensed

Asian Women Tell the U.S.A. (Asian Women's Conference, Peking)

Sunday Worker, 1 January 1950, p. 2: Asian women tell the U.S.A. (Asian Women's Conference, Peking)

Sunday Worker, 1 Jan 1950, p. 2: page with several items; the relevant article, datelined Peking, reports the Asian Women's Conference where women leaders from 15 Asian countries, including Indonesia, Burma and India, pledged struggle against imperialism. Delegates said conditions in Burma and Indonesia were alike unde