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1945 - 17 Augustus - 1955: Maisuri geeft het voorbeeld
1945 - 17 August - 1955: Maisuri sets the example
De Waarheid, 10 Aug 1955, p. 5: illustrated story marking ten years of the Republic about Maisuri, a 17-year-old from Talang-Dukun, South Sumatra, sold by her parents to a landlord as fourth wife, who fled and married her chosen partner, was jailed for 'adultery' and freed after her mother turned to a Gerwani officer and villagers marched to demand release. Presented as true; shows Gerwani as defender of girls against forced and polygamous marriage.
De Waarheid, 10 Agu 1955, hlm. 5: cerita bergambar peringatan sepuluh tahun Republik tentang Maisuri, 17 tahun, dari Talang-Dukun, Sumatra Selatan, yang dijual orang tuanya kepada tuan tanah sebagai istri keempat, melarikan diri dan menikah dengan pilihannya, dipenjara karena 'zina' lalu dibebaskan setelah ibunya menemui pengurus Gerwani dan warga berbaris menuntut pembebasan. Disajikan sebagai kisah nyata; menunjukkan Gerwani membela gadis dari kawin paksa dan poligami.
“Relevance raised from C: concrete narrative of Gerwani intervention.”
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