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GA-02369 1957-02 rel A

Directories of the International Communist-Front Organizations and Communist Societies of Friendship and Cultural Relations, February 1957 (WIDF section)

CIA directories, February 1957: International communist-front organizations (WIDF section)

CIA compilation of reference data (February 1957, data to 1 October 1956) on international communist-front organisations and friendship societies, including the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF). The WIDF directory lists headquarters, publications, executive officers and national affiliates. Under Indo

GA-03024 2005 rel B licensed

Political-Social Movements, Revolutionary, Indonesia (Wieringa, Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, 2005)

Saskia Wieringa's Brill encyclopedia entry (2005) on women in Indonesia's revolutionary movements from Kartini to the New Order, noting the 1965 massacres spurred by accusations of sexual perversion against young communist women. Concise reference.

GA-01589 2015-02-02 Batam Pos rel A

Batam Pos, 2 Februari 2015: 'Kamus Dunia: Gerwani'

Batam Pos, 2 February 2015: 'World Dictionary: Gerwani'

Batam Pos, 2 Feb 2015, p. 2: reference box 'Gerwani' (from Kamus Sejarah Lengkap) defining Gerwani as a PKI-affiliated women's organisation, recounting Gerwis's founding at Semarang on 4 June 1950 from six groups, with an archival photo of a marriage-law rally.

GA-03025 2026 rel B

Dialita (Wikipedia Indonesia, diakses 2026-10-13)

Dialita (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on Dialita ('Di Atas Lima Puluh Tahun'), the Jakarta choir formed 2011 by Uchikowati Fauzia of women ex-prisoners and relatives, trained by Buru ex-prisoner Martin Lapanguli, performing songs composed in prison. Encyclopedic summary.

GA-03026 2026 rel C

Genjer-genjer (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

Genjer-genjer (English Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

English Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on the folk song Genjer-genjer by Muhammad Arief: 1942 Banyuwangi famine origin, 1963 peak on TVRI/RRI, and its place in the Lubang Buaya myth that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani sang it while mutilating the generals; banned until 1998. Encyclopedic summary.

GA-03027 2026 rel A

Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Wikipedia Indonesia, diakses 2026-10-13)

Gerakan Wanita Indonesia (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) with a short institutional history of Gerwani: founding 4 June 1950 from six regional organisations, Tris Metty as first chair, membership growth to 3 million in 1965, PKI influence and dissolution on 12 March 1966. Encyclopedic summary.

GA-03028 2026 rel A

Gerwani (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

Gerwani (English Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

English Wikipedia article on Gerwani (retrieved 13 Oct 2026), a long synthesis relying on Wieringa, Blackburn, Martyn and Drakeley, covering post-independence context, 1950 founding, activities and the 1965 destruction. Encyclopedic summary; flagged as needing citations.