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Indonesia's Kartini Day: tea at the Indonesian legation (Ottawa Citizen, 22 April 1959)

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Ottawa Citizen, 22 April 1959, p.27: society-page report of a Kartini Day tea and sherry party given by Mrs. L. N. Palar, wife of Indonesia's minister to Canada, marking the birthday of Kartini (b. 21 April 1879), described as a nationalist and pioneer of the Indonesian women's movement and symbol of women's emancipation. Guests received replicas of the melati (Malati) flower, symbol of Indonesian women; wives of diplomats and women's organisation representatives attended. Gerwani is not named; the rest of the page is unrelated.

Ottawa Citizen, 22 April 1959, hlm. 27: laporan halaman masyarakat tentang pesta teh Hari Kartini yang diadakan Ny. L. N. Palar, istri duta Indonesia untuk Kanada, memperingati kelahiran Kartini (21 April 1879), disebut sebagai nasionalis dan perintis gerakan perempuan Indonesia serta simbol emansipasi. Tamu menerima replika bunga melati, lambang perempuan Indonesia; hadir istri para diplomat dan wakil organisasi perempuan. Gerwani tidak disebut; sisa halaman tidak terkait.

“p.27: Kartini 'left behind a name as a nationalist and a pioneer of the Indonesian Women's Movement'; guests were given replicas of the Malati flower, 'the symbol of Indonesian women'.”

People

R.A. KartiniLambertus PalarUmi Kusiah

Organisations

Indonesian Embassy in Ottawa

Places

OttawaIndonesiaCanada

Topics

women's rights and emancipationbiographyart, literature and music

Tags

kartini dayfeminism

Details

Date
1959-04-22
Creator
Ottawa Citizen
Publication
Ottawa Citizen
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Canada
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
ProQuest via UCalgary/Columbia (Canadian Newsstream historical + Globe and Mail) · source link
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)/Ottawa Citizen (1959-04-22) - p.27, Kartini Day tea at Indonesian legation, pioneer of the Indonesian Women's Movement [ProQuest 2338548382].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.858) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)
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