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Sejarah Perjuangan yang Berkesan (Pameran HUT ke-10 Gerwani, 1961)

A History of Struggle Remembered: Exhibition for Gerwani's 10th Anniversary, 1961

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Api Kartini (mid-1961) report on the exhibition at Gerwani's 10th anniversary (from 5 June 1961), with an interview of chair Umi Sardjono on Gerwani's history. Founded 4 June 1951 (first congress Surabaya, 17-22 Dec 1951), 185 branches, membership from 6,000 to 710,000, 326 kindergartens, 23,000 election workers; six members in Konstituante, five in DPR, 62 in DPRD. Recalls the Sukiman raids and slander; stresses Gerwani is a mass, not political, organisation.

Laporan Api Kartini (pertengahan 1961) tentang pameran HUT ke-10 Gerwani (mulai 5 Juni 1961) disertai wawancara ketua Umi Sardjono tentang sejarah Gerwani. Berdiri 4 Juni 1951 (kongres pertama Surabaya, 17-22 Desember 1951), 185 cabang, anggota dari 6.000 menjadi 710.000, 326 taman kanak-kanak, 23.000 petugas pemilu; enam anggota di Konstituante, lima di DPR, 62 di DPRD. Mengenang razia Sukiman dan fitnahan; menegaskan Gerwani organisasi massa, bukan politik.

“Umi Sardjono: Gerwani, founded 4 June 1951, has 185 branches and rose from 6,000 to 710,000 members; early on, as Gerwis, it faced 'the cruel Sukiman raids' and slander (p. 4).”

People

Umi SardjonoMaria Ullfah SantosoMimi TambunanSukiman

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Indonesian Women's CongressWomen's International Democratic FederationNational Planning CouncilGotong Royong House of RepresentativesConstituent Assembly

Places

JakartaSurabayaAcehWest New Guinea (Papua)

Topics

Gerwani organisationGerwiscongresses and meetingselections and parliamentkindergartens (TK Melati)education and literacy

Tags

anniversary celebrationexhibitioninterviewmembership figures

Details

Date
1961
Creator
Api Kartini
Publication
Api Kartini
Document type
periodical article (Api Kartini magazine issue/page)
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1960–1965
Source archive
Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.2 Api Kartini Magazine 1959 to 1964/Api Kartini articles (1959-1964) - single articles (Alexander Street WASI)/Api Kartini (1961) - Sedjarah Perdjuangan jang Berkesan An Impressive History of Struggle [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.915) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.2 Api Kartini Magazine 1959 to 1964 › Api Kartini articles (1959-1964) - single articles (Alexander Street WASI)
Summary basis
full text read; OCR largely unreadable

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