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"Indonesische Moederdag" (Indonesian Mother's Day)

Indonesian Mother's Day: reader's contribution on the 1928 women's congress

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Reader's contribution in the Surinamese De Surinamer (22 Dec 1954) on Indonesian Mother's Day, commemorating the 1928 women's congress, Kartini, and women ministers Maria Ulfa Santoso and S.K. Trimurti; contrasts past seclusion with present rights and compares Indonesian women's social work with Paramaribo. Gerwani is not named.

Kiriman pembaca di surat kabar Suriname De Surinamer (22 Desember 1954) tentang Hari Ibu Indonesia, mengenang Kongres Perempuan 1928, Kartini, dan menteri perempuan Maria Ulfa Santoso dan S.K. Trimurti; membandingkan masa lalu yang terkurung dengan hak kini dan karya sosial perempuan Indonesia dengan Paramaribo. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Women such as Mrs. Maria Ulfa Santoso and Mrs. Sulastri Karma Trimurti were respectively Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Labour.”

People

Maria Ullfah SantosoS.K. TrimurtiR.A. Kartini

Places

IndonesiaJakartaParamaribo

Events

First Indonesian Women's Congress

Topics

women's rights and emancipationNetherlandsbiography

Tags

mother's daywomen officeholders

Details

Date
1954-12-22
Creator
De Surinamer Nieuws- En Advertentieblad
Publication
De Surinamer Nieuws- En Advertentieblad
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Suriname
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 Surinamer Nieuws- En Advertentieblad (1954-12-22) - Indonesische Moederdag [Delpher ddd-011219582-a0030].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.838) · 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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