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Dierbare zusters (NVB-groet aan Indonesische vrouwen)

Dear sisters: Dutch Women's Movement greeting to Indonesian women

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De Waarheid, 14 Aug 1953, p. 3: open letter from the NVB chair G. Blokker-de Groot congratulating 'dear Indonesian sisters' on the eighth anniversary of the Republic, praising Gerwis as a sister organisation of great significance in women's struggle for equality. Recalls the Dutch and Indonesian women's meeting at the Copenhagen congress, where Piet van Staveren's mother gave his portrait to Indonesian women.

De Waarheid, 14 Agu 1953, hlm. 3: surat terbuka ketua NVB G. Blokker-de Groot yang mengucapkan selamat kepada 'saudari-saudari Indonesia' pada ulang tahun kedelapan Republik, memuji Gerwis sebagai organisasi saudara yang sangat berarti dalam perjuangan kesetaraan perempuan. Mengenang pertemuan perempuan Belanda dan Indonesia di Kopenhagen, saat ibu Piet van Staveren menyerahkan potretnya kepada perempuan Indonesia.

“Relevance raised from C: direct NVB message of solidarity to Gerwis.”

People

G. Blokker-de GrootPiet van Staveren

Organisations

Dutch Women's MovementIndonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Women's International Democratic Federation

Places

CopenhagenIndonesiaNetherlands

Topics

GerwisWIDF and international women's movementNetherlandswomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

letternational day celebration

Details

Date
1953-08-14
Creator
De Waarheid
Publication
De Waarheid
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1950–1954
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 Waarheid (1953-08-14) - Dierbare zusters. [Delpher ddd-010371468-a0077].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.932) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
Summary basis
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