GA-01400 1955-05-17 relevance A public
Mme Suharti, présidente du Mouvement des Femmes Indonésiennes; Soekarno et la polygamie (Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy)
Mme Suharti, president of the Indonesian Women's Movement; Sukarno and polygamy
La Presse (17 May 1955, p.10): feature on a Muslim feminist campaign against polygamy, starting with the Pakistani PM Mohamed Ali's second marriage and spreading to Java. Says Fatmawati Sukarno was recruited and that Hartini was pregnant during the Bandung Conference. A snippet names Mme Suharti, president of the 'very communist-leaning Indonesian Women's Movement' (Gerwani), who exploited the affair. Much text unreadable.
La Presse (17 Mei 1955, hlm. 10): fitur tentang kampanye feminis Muslim melawan poligami, bermula dari pernikahan kedua PM Pakistan Mohamed Ali dan menyebar sampai Jawa. Menyebut Fatmawati Sukarno direkrut dan Hartini hamil saat Konferensi Bandung. Satu cuplikan menyebut Mme Suharti, ketua 'Gerakan Perempuan Indonesia yang sangat berhaluan komunis' (Gerwani), yang memanfaatkan peristiwa itu. Banyak teks tak terbaca.
“p.10: 'A certain Mme Suharti, in particular, president of the very communist-leaning Indonesian Women's Movement [Gerwani], took advantage of it.'”
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