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Kinderbewaarplaats (Childcare centre, Jombang)

Childcare centre planned for election day by Gerwani in Jombang

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De Locomotief, 7 Sept 1955: the Gerwani branch in Jombang forms a committee, led by a Mrs Kenrati (uncertain), to set up a children's care centre during the coming general elections so mothers can vote calmly. Evidence of Gerwani's practical electoral support for women and childcare.

De Locomotief, 7 Sep 1955: cabang Gerwani Jombang membentuk panitia, dipimpin Ibu Kenrati (tidak pasti), untuk mendirikan tempat penitipan anak selama pemilu agar para ibu dapat memilih dengan tenang. Bukti dukungan praktis Gerwani bagi perempuan dan penitipan anak dalam pemilu.

“"The Gerwani branch in Djombang has ... formed a committee that will ... set up a children's care centre during the coming general elections ... to enable the various mothers to cast their votes in a calm manner."”

People

Kenrati

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

IndonesiaJombangEast Java

Events

1955 parliamentary election

Topics

Gerwani organisationelections and parliamentkindergartens (TK Melati)women's rights and emancipation

Tags

childcareelection campaignwomen votersorganisational structure

Details

Date
1955-09-07
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
1955–1959
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Locomotief (1955-09-07) - Kinderbewaarplaats [Delpher ddd-011178630-a0045].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.77) · 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)
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