GA-00630 1953-12-17 relevance B public
Rustige invasie op het gouverneurskantoor: dames-verenigingen komen op voor de rechten der vrouw (A quiet invasion of the governor's office)
A quiet invasion of the governor's office: women petition for a marriage law
De Locomotief, 17 Dec 1953: about a hundred women from seven Semarang associations, led by Perwari and including Gerwis, ride 40 becaks to the Governor's Office to petition for a marriage law securing women's legal position and for a freeze on the 1952 regulation giving pensions to second-to-fourth wives. A Gedung Rakjat meeting drew about 1,500 women.
De Locomotief, 17 Des 1953: sekitar seratus perempuan dari tujuh perkumpulan di Semarang, dipimpin Perwari dan termasuk Gerwis, naik 40 becak ke Kantor Gubernur menyerahkan petisi untuk UU perkawinan yang menjamin kedudukan hukum perempuan dan pembekuan peraturan 1952 tentang pensiun istri kedua sampai keempat. Rapat di Gedung Rakjat dihadiri sekitar 1.500 perempuan.
“"...a petition in support of the motion drawn up by the central board of the Perwari ... the government is requested to establish as soon as possible a marriage law in which the legal position of the woman is laid down."”
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Locomotief (1953-12-17) - Rustige invasie op het gouverneurskantoor Dames-Verenigingen komen op voor de [Delpher ddd-011178143-a0018].txt
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