GA-01444 1955-01-26 relevance A public
Maisuri simbol perlawanan terhadap kawin paksa (Harian Rakjat, 26 Januari 1955, hlm. 3)
Maisuri, symbol of resistance to forced marriage (Harian Rakjat, 26 January 1955)
Harian Rakjat, 26 Jan 1955, p. 3: women's-page feature 'Maisuri, symbol of resistance to forced marriage', signed Ny. Suwarti (DPP Gerwani). Maisuri refused a marriage imposed by her family to an older man (Kyai Ahmad) who already had wives; the piece uses the case to argue against forced marriage and for a marriage law and organised women's action. OCR is poor.
Harian Rakjat, 26 Januari 1955, hlm. 3: rubrik wanita 'Maisuri simbol perlawanan terhadap kawin paksa', oleh Ny. Suwarti (DPP Gerwani). Maisuri menolak perkawinan paksa dengan lelaki lebih tua (Kyai Ahmad) yang sudah beristri; kasus dipakai untuk menentang kawin paksa serta menuntut undang-undang perkawinan dan aksi wanita terorganisasi. OCR buruk.
“p. 3: 'Maisuri simbol perlawanan terhadap pemaksaan dalam kawinan' by Ny. Suwarti (anggota DPP Gerwani) - argues organised women, e.g. BTI/Gerwani, must support the fight against forced marriage.”
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- 1955-01-26
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- Harian Rakjat
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- Harian Rakjat
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- newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
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- Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
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- 1955–1959
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- Perpusnas Khastara (Harian Rakjat, catalog 485026) · source link
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Harian Rakjat (1952-1957) - issues naming Gerwis-Gerwani members (Perpusnas Khastara)/Harian Rakjat (1955-01-26) - Maisuri, symbol of resistance to forced marriage (Nj. Suwarti, DPP Gerwani), p. 3 [Khastara 485026].pdf
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- Poor (0.54) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Harian Rakjat (1952-1957) - issues naming Gerwis-Gerwani members (Perpusnas Khastara)
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- full text scanned (keyword-focused); newspaper-page OCR noisy; OCR poor
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