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The atomic age: a challenge to women (Tribune, 1 Oktober 1958)

The atomic age: a challenge to women

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Tribune magazine page, 1 Oct 1958, p. 6: Mary Lester (Union of Australian Women, Perth) reports on the Fourth World Congress of Women (WIDF, Vienna, June 1958; 76 countries). Themes: atomic-test ban, status of women, children's education. Indonesia appears only in passing: two women MPs from Indonesia, with Indian and Japanese delegates, described women's village work. Gerwani not named.

Halaman majalah Tribune, 1 Oktober 1958, hlm. 6: Mary Lester (Union of Australian Women, Perth) melaporkan Kongres Perempuan Sedunia Keempat (WIDF, Wina, Juni 1958; 76 negara). Tema: larangan uji atom, status perempuan, pendidikan anak. Indonesia hanya sekilas: dua anggota parlemen perempuan Indonesia, bersama delegasi India dan Jepang, menceritakan kerja perempuan di desa. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“two M.P.'s from Indonesia, women from India... told of the tremendous work women were doing in the villages. (p. 6)”

People

Mary LesterEsme CrammWin WorthingtonEugénie CottonNina Popova

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationUnion of Australian WomenMiners' Women's AuxiliariesWaterside Workers' Women's Committees

Places

ViennaIndonesiaJapanIndiaSoviet UnionAustralia

Events

Fourth WIDF Congress, Vienna

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementpeace and anti-imperialismAustralia and New Zealandwomen's rights and emancipationcongresses and meetings

Tags

nuclear disarmamentcongress report

Details

Date
1958-10-01
Creator
Tribune
Publication
Tribune
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Australia
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
Trove · source link
Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)/Tribune (1958-10-01) - Magazine The atomic age--a challenge to women [Trove 236325638].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.953) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)
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