GA-00308 1954-09-21 relevance B public
Marriage Stir In Indonesia (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1954)
Marriage Stir in Indonesia (Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1954)
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Sep 1954, p. 1 (AAP-Reuter): a deputation from 30 Indonesian women's organisations, headed by Mrs Katowijono of Perwani, protested to Sukarno over his marriage to a second wife, Mrs Suwondo, without the first wife's consent. Press debate; women leaders say it dealt the women's movement a bad blow. Gerwani not named.
Sydney Morning Herald, 21 September 1954, hlm. 1 (AAP-Reuter): delegasi 30 organisasi perempuan Indonesia, dipimpin Ny. Katowijono dari Perwani, memprotes Sukarno karena menikahi istri kedua, Ny. Suwondo, tanpa persetujuan istri pertama. Pers memperdebatkan; pemimpin perempuan menyebutnya pukulan bagi gerakan perempuan. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“A deputation from 30 Indonesian Women's organisations to-day protested to President Soekarno against his recent marriage to a second wife without prior consent of his first. (p. 1)”
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