GA-00972 1988-05-07 relevance A public
Sociale systeem (over de Indonesische vrouwenbeweging na 1949)
Social system (on the Indonesian women's movement after 1949)
De Waarheid text (7 May 1988, p.6), apparently a speech/interview by an unnamed Indonesian woman, on the Indonesian women's movement. She says Gerwani, with about 1.5 million members after 1949, gave the movement its mass character defending peasant and working women, while Perwari led on polygamy; after 1965 Gerwani was banned and Dharma Wanita, Dharma Pertiwi and PKK now serve the regime, and a new movement upholding Kartini's ideals is needed.
Teks De Waarheid (7 Mei 1988, hlm. 6), tampaknya pidato/wawancara seorang perempuan Indonesia yang tidak disebut namanya, tentang gerakan perempuan Indonesia. Dikatakan Gerwani, dengan sekitar 1,5 juta anggota setelah 1949, memberi karakter massa gerakan itu dan membela perempuan tani dan pekerja, sedangkan Perwari memimpin soal poligami; setelah 1965 Gerwani dilarang, Dharma Wanita, Dharma Pertiwi dan PKK melayani rezim, dan diperlukan gerakan baru yang menjunjung cita-cita Kartini.
“After the Revolution it was above all Gerwani, with about 1.5 million members, that gave the movement its massive, dynamic character (p. 6).”
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- 1988-05-07
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- De Waarheid
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- De Waarheid
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
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- Dutch
- Perspective
- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- primary
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- Netherlands
- Period
- 1980–1998
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- Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
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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 (1988-05-07) - Sociale systeem [Delpher ddd-010472371-a0078].txt
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- Good (0.882) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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