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Gerwani Lampung: eerste congres, resolutie tegen pornografie (Gerwani of Lampung: first congress)

Gerwani of Lampung: first congress, resolution against pornography

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De Locomotief, 16 Nov 1954: a one-line item that Gerwani of Lampung, at its first congress at Tanjungkarang, decided to submit to the government a resolution requesting a ban and confiscation of pornographic reading matter and improper newspaper and film advertisements. Other items (Stork-Werkspoor orders, Tokyo, Philippine migrants) are unrelated.

De Locomotief, 16 Nov 1954: berita satu kalimat bahwa Gerwani Lampung, pada kongres pertamanya di Tanjungkarang, memutuskan menyerahkan resolusi kepada pemerintah yang meminta pelarangan dan penyitaan bacaan pornografi serta iklan koran dan film yang tidak pantas. Berita lain (pesanan Stork-Werkspoor, Tokyo, imigran Filipina) tak terkait.

“"The Gerwani of Lampung, at its first congress at Tandjung Karang, has recently decided to hand a resolution to the government containing a request for a ban on pornographic reading matter."”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

IndonesiaLampungBandar Lampung (Tanjungkarang)

Topics

Gerwani organisationcongresses and meetingswomen's rights and emancipationpropaganda and media

Tags

regional conferencemorality campaignsresolutionpress freedom

Details

Date
1954-11-16
Creator
De Locomotief
Publication
De Locomotief
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Locomotief (1954-11-16) - Stork-Werkspoor verkregen grote orders [Delpher ddd-011178312-a0002].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.776) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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