Vooruitgang vrouwenbeweging op Oost-Java

[Unreadable] Uit verklaringen van Su[Unreadable] en Warinah, twee vrouwen, die [Unreadable] van de Gerwis (Indonesische vrouwenbeweging) op Oost-[Unreadable] blijkt, dat deze Indonesische vrouwenbeweging zich daar snel ontwikkelt. [Unreadable] 1952 had de Gerwis 19 districten op Oost-Java, doch nu is dit aantal gestegen tot 37. Deze districten zijn verdeeld in 120 afdelingen, [Unreadable] afdelingen in oprichting. Het totaal aantal leden bedraagt 7016. [Unreadable] bestaan in het algemeen uit [Unreadable] arbeiders, van boeren en [Unreadable]. [Unreadable] waarmede de vrou[Unreadable] te kampen heeft, bestaan [Unreadable] in het analphabetisme. De [Unreadable] evenwel overal cursussen [Unreadable] analphabetisme te bestrijden. [Unreadable] afdelingen bestaan cursussen, waaraan door 1322 vrouwen wordt [Unreadable]. Er zijn op 29 plaatsen [Unreadable] huisnijverheid, waaraan [Unreadable] deelnemen. Ook zijn er vele kadercursussen. [Unreadable] is de grootste vrouwenbeweging op Oost-Java.

=== [Page 1] === [OCR heavily damaged; only readable parts are translated.] [Unreadable] April (by [airmail]). – From statements of [Unreadable] Sudin [?] and Warinah, two women who [Unreadable] of the Gerwis (Indonesian women's movement) in East Java [it appears] that this Indonesian women's movement is developing rapidly there. [At the beginning of] 1952 the Gerwis had 19 districts in East Java, but now this number has risen to 37. These districts are divided into 120 branches, [Unreadable] branches in formation. The total number of members amounts to 7,016. [Unreadable] consist in general of [women] of workers, of peasants and of self-employed. The difficulties with which the women['s movement] has to contend consist [mainly] in illiteracy. The [Gerwis] however everywhere has courses [to combat] illiteracy. [In many] branches there are courses [attended] by 1,322 women. In 29 places there are [courses in home] industry, in which [Unreadable] take part. There are also many cadre courses. [The Gerwis] is the largest women's movement in East Java.