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A woman says (Tribune, 23 Januari 1963)

A woman says

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Tribune (Sydney), 23 Jan 1963, p. 10, women's column: notes that Freda Brown, UAW national secretary, attended the WIDF Council in East Germany planning the Fifth World Congress of Women (Moscow, June 1963) and also visited the Soviet Union and Indonesia; her articles are promised. Other items unrelated (tax rebates, French union leader).

Tribune (Sydney), 23 Januari 1963, hlm. 10, kolom perempuan: mencatat Freda Brown, sekretaris nasional UAW, menghadiri Dewan WIDF di Jerman Timur untuk menyiapkan Kongres Perempuan Sedunia Kelima (Moskow, Juni 1963) dan juga mengunjungi Uni Soviet dan Indonesia; tulisannya dijanjikan. Butir lain tak terkait (rabat pajak, tokoh serikat Prancis).

“Freda Brown... returned from East Germany where she attended a meeting of the WIDF Council... she also visited the Soviet Union... and Indonesia. (p. 10)”

People

Freda BrownHelene Mabille

Organisations

Union of Australian WomenWomen's International Democratic Federation

Places

East GermanySoviet UnionTashkentIndonesiaMoscowBudapest

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementAustralia and New ZealandUSSR and Eastern Europecongresses and meetings

Tags

commentary

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Date
1963-01-23
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
1960–1965
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)/Tribune (1963-01-23) - A woman says [Trove 236847962].txt
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01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Australian press (1949-1982) - articles on Gerwani and members (Trove)
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