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Protest tegen schoonheidswedstrijd (Protest against beauty contest)

Protest against beauty contest: Gerwani condemns 'Bunga Indonesia' contest

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Short De Nieuwsgier item (30 Nov 1955): Gerwani, via board member Maria Ulfa Santoso, publicly condemned a planned "Bunga Indonesia" beauty contest by Gadjah Mada University students in Yogyakarta; student representatives were to travel to Jakarta to talk with the Gerwani board.

Berita pendek De Nieuwsgier (30 November 1955): Gerwani, melalui pengurus Maria Ulfa Santoso, mengecam rencana kontes kecantikan "Bunga Indonesia" oleh mahasiswa Universitas Gadjah Mada di Yogyakarta; wakil mahasiswa akan ke Jakarta berunding dengan pimpinan Gerwani.

“Gerwani, through board member Mrs. Maria Ulfa Santoso, published a statement condemning the holding of such a beauty contest.”

People

Maria Ullfah Santoso

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Gadjah Mada University

Places

YogyakartaJakarta

Topics

Gerwani organisationwomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

morality campaignsorganisational statement

Details

Date
1955-11-30
Creator
De Nieuwsgier
Publication
De Nieuwsgier
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
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 Nieuwsgier (1955-11-30) - Protest tegen schoonheidswedstrijd [Delpher ddd-010478358-a0061].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.864) · 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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