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Aktief in verkiezingen (Active in the elections)

Active in the elections

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Java-Bode, 29 November 1955, p. 2: partly missing statement by the Gerwani central board secretariat, on the 'first lady' debate, urging women to be active in the Konstituante elections and to focus on a democratic marriage law, not on the first-lady status. It rejects privileges derived from a husband's position and calls for women's unity.

Java-Bode, 29 November 1955, hlm. 2: pernyataan sebagian hilang dari sekretariat pengurus pusat Gerwani tentang polemik 'ibu negara', mendesak perempuan aktif dalam pemilu Konstituante dan memperjuangkan UU perkawinan demokratis, bukan status ibu negara. Menolak hak istimewa karena kedudukan suami dan menyerukan persatuan perempuan.

“We wish equality of rights, but we cannot agree when privileges ... are granted to a woman only through the position of her husband (Gerwani secretariat, p. 2).”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Constituent Assembly

Places

Indonesia

Events

Constituent Assembly election

Topics

marriage law and polygamyelections and parliamentwomen's rights and emancipationGerwani organisation

Tags

hartini marriageorganisational statement

Details

Date
1955-11-29
Creator
Java-Bode
Publication
Java-Bode
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1955–1959
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 (1955-11-29) - Aktief in verkiezingen [Delpher ddd-010862260-a0082].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.894) · 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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