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Het begon in Parijs: Vijf jaar IDVF (It began in Paris: five years of the WIDF)
It began in Paris: five years of the WIDF
De Waarheid retrospective (14 Dec 1950) on five years of the WIDF, founded in Paris in Dec 1945, describing its heroines and growth to 91 million members in 59 countries, the 1946 founding of the Dutch Women's Movement, the 1949 Asian women's conference in Peking and the Stockholm Appeal. Indonesian women are only named in a closing list.
Retrospektif De Waarheid (14 Desember 1950) tentang lima tahun WIDF, didirikan di Paris Desember 1945, menggambarkan tokoh-tokohnya dan pertumbuhan menjadi 91 juta anggota di 59 negara, berdirinya Gerakan Perempuan Belanda 1946, konferensi perempuan Asia Peking 1949 dan Seruan Stockholm. Perempuan Indonesia hanya disebut dalam daftar penutup.
“Women of China and women of America, of the Soviet Union and of India, of the Netherlands and of Indonesia, they are full of good courage in these days of commemoration.”
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Waarheid (1950-12-14) - Het begon in Parijs... [Delpher ddd-010852424-a0100].txt
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