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Java-Bode 30 November 1954, halaman: Congres van "Gerwani" (Gerwani congress; whole page)

Java-Bode 30 Nov 1954, page: Gerwani congress (whole page)

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Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 30 November 1954, p. 2. The only Gerwani item is the Bandung branch congress: sympathy for Maisuri (forced marriage victim), call to abolish forced marriage, ban modern dances and immoral films, and support for the Ali-Arifin cabinet. Other articles cover West Irian at the UN, the Chinese ambassador's credentials, and the pending no-confidence motion and parliamentary balance.

OCR satu halaman Java-Bode, 30 November 1954, hlm. 2. Satu-satunya berita Gerwani adalah kongres cabang Bandung: simpati kepada Maisuri (korban kawin paksa), seruan menghapus kawin paksa, melarang dansa modern dan film tak senonoh, serta dukungan kabinet Ali-Arifin. Artikel lain: Irian Barat di PBB, surat kepercayaan duta besar Tiongkok, mosi tidak percaya dan perimbangan kekuatan parlemen.

“Bandung branch of Gerwani put itself behind the Ali-Arifin cabinet, mainly because of its security policy (p. 2).”

People

MaisuriMohammad RoemHuang ChengSukarno

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Communist Party of IndonesiaMasyumiMurba Party

Places

BandungSouth SumatraWest New Guinea (Papua)China

Topics

Gerwani organisationcongresses and meetingsmarriage law and polygamyWest Irian campaignelections and parliament

Tags

regional conferencefull-page scanmorality campaigns

Details

Date
1954-11-30
Creator
Java-Bode
Publication
Java-Bode
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (image))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
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)/Java-Bode (1954-11-30) - Congres van Gerwani, page image [Delpher ddd-010861960-a0068].jpg
OCR / text
Fair (0.79) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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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