Baby care
Short Algemeen Indisch Dagblad notice (1952-06-12, p. 2) that a baby-care committee, Taman Baji Sehat, has been set up in (apparently Bandung) by women's associations including Parkiwa, Perwari, Gerwis and Persatuan Wanita Kristen, to open a crèche for babies of mothers who have died, are ill or work.
Pemberitahuan singkat Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (12-6-1952, hlm. 2) bahwa komite perawatan bayi, Taman Bayi Sehat, dibentuk (tampaknya di Bandung) oleh perkumpulan perempuan termasuk Parkiwa, Perwari, Gerwis dan Persatuan Wanita Kristen, untuk membuka penitipan bayi bagi ibu yang meninggal, sakit atau bekerja.
“Gerwis among the women's associations with a seat on the Taman Baji Sehat committee (p. 2).”
Api Kartini (1959) article marking Bulgaria's National Day (9 September 1959), comparing Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman and Nazi domination with Indonesia's. Praises socialist Bulgaria's gains for women: 41 women in parliament, 6,300 nurseries and kindergartens, 120 days paid maternity leave, public canteens. Typic
shared: childcare, health and maternity, kindergartens (TK Melati)
1957 'Letter to an Unknown Friend' by Sudjinah (Gerwani) on Indonesian children's conditions, framed by colonial history, Japanese occupation and the Round Table agreement. Gives statistics (15-20% infant mortality, one doctor per 59,000, illiteracy 65%, 5 of 12 million children in school) and notes Gerwani, with the I
shared: childcare, health and maternity, kindergartens (TK Melati)
Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1953-08-14, p. 2): programme and committee for a sober 17 August celebration in Bandung (no slogans, only the Red-White flag), plus a sports programme. The committee's women treasurers include Mrs. Tata of Gerwis alongside Perwari and Parkiwa; PNI, Masyumi and PKI chair it. Much of the text is
shared: Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis), Women's Union of the Republic of Indonesia, Parkiwa, Gerwis
De Locomotief, 5 Feb 1953: short note that the Semarang women's association Gerwis has opened its third Froebel school (kindergarten) on Jalan Dargo, already attended by 53 pupils. Evidence of Gerwis's early childcare and kindergarten work. The second item (archaeological dating) is unrelated.
shared: Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis), childcare, Gerwis, kindergartens (TK Melati)
De Locomotief, 28 May 1953, short city reports: Semarang sets up a committee for International Children's Day on 1 June, led by Mrs Darsono of Gerwis with many women's associations as members. The second item (transfer of an Orphans' Chamber head) is unrelated.
shared: Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis), childcare, Gerwis, kindergartens (TK Melati)
Harian Rakjat, 5 May 1952. On p. 4 the open letter of Pemuda Rakyat's central leadership (DPP) to Chinese youth for the 4 May anniversary, signed by deputy chair Francisca Fanggidaej, praises the May Fourth tradition and anti-imperialist, anti-fascist solidarity. The same page mentions Gerwis's Rawasari branch kinderga
shared: Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis), childcare, Gerwis, kindergartens (TK Melati)
Fragmentary Algemeen Indisch Dagblad item 'Een tehuis' (1955-06-02, p. 2): proposal for a children's home with expert carers for neglected children of working or ill parents. The plan arose at a meeting of main women's organisations, including Perwari, Budi Isteri and Gerwani, in Bandung; a founding committee formed on
shared: Women's Union of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Isteri, kindergartens (TK Melati)
Short De Vrije Pers notice (7 Mar 1952) that International Women's Day would be marked in Surabaya by the Gabungan Organisasi Wanita Surabaya, which includes Gerwis, Perwari, Christian and other women's groups at the regent's pendopo, while Chinese women's organisations held separate events.
shared: Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis), Women's Union of the Republic of Indonesia, Indonesian Christian Women's Association, Gerwis