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Verkiezingscommissie (Election committee, North Sumatra)

Election committee (North Sumatra)

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Indische Courant voor Nederland, 3 Mar 1954, p. 3: composition of the North Sumatra election committee announced; women's organisations in Medan including Perwari, Wanita Rakjat, Ikatan Wanita Rakjat and Gerwis protest to the resident that women are not represented and demand revision.

Indische Courant voor Nederland, 3 Mar 1954, hlm. 3: susunan panitia pemilihan Sumatra Utara diumumkan; organisasi wanita di Medan termasuk Perwari, Wanita Rakjat, Ikatan Wanita Rakjat dan Gerwis memprotes residen karena perempuan tidak terwakili dan menuntut perubahan.

“Medan women's organisations 'including Perwari ... and Gerwis' protest that women are not represented in the election committee (p.3)”

People

Mahadi

Organisations

Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Women's Union of the Republic of IndonesiaPPNIWanita RakjatIkatan Wanita Rakjat

Places

MedanNorth Sumatra

Topics

Gerwiselections and parliamentwomen's rights and emancipation

Tags

election campaignwomen legislatorsdemonstration

Details

Date
1954-03-03
Creator
Indische Courant Voor Nederland
Publication
Indische Courant Voor Nederland
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Indische Courant Voor Nederland (1954-03-03) - Verkiezingscommissie [Delpher MMKB19-000290152-a00038].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.885) · 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)
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