GA-00321 1953-10-14 relevance B public
Australian women tell about World Congress (Tribune, 14 Oktober 1953)
Australian women tell about World Congress
Tribune (Sydney), 14 Oct 1953, p. 6: three Australian delegates (Flo Davis, Joyce Egan, Fuchsia Lewin) describe the WIDF World Congress of Women, Copenhagen, June 1953 (1,187 women, 70 countries). They stress peace, equal pay and socialist-bloc childcare. Indonesia appears briefly: Indonesian women urge support for a Korean cease-fire, and one hands flowers to a Dutch woman whose son is jailed for refusing to fight.
Tribune (Sydney), 14 Oktober 1953, hlm. 6: tiga delegasi Australia (Flo Davis, Joyce Egan, Fuchsia Lewin) menceritakan Kongres Perempuan Sedunia WIDF di Kopenhagen, Juni 1953 (1.187 perempuan, 70 negara). Ditekankan perdamaian, upah setara, dan layanan anak di blok sosialis. Indonesia muncul singkat: perempuan Indonesia menyerukan dukungan gencatan senjata Korea, dan seorang memberi bunga kepada perempuan Belanda yang putranya dipenjara karena menolak berperang.
“Indonesian women urge the support of all for a cease-fire in Korea... An Indonesian woman handed a bouquet of flowers to a Dutch woman whose son is in prison for refusing to fight. (p. 6)”
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