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Soviet Woman, 1953: 'We Are Stronger Than Ever' (WIDF dan Kongres Kopenhagen)

Soviet Woman, 31 Dec 1953: 'We Are Stronger Than Ever', WIDF and the Copenhagen Congress

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Soviet Woman, 31 Dec 1953, pp. 49-52: WIDF declaration for peaceful settlement and Eugenie Cotton's statement, then Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier's 'We are stronger than ever' on follow-up to the Copenhagen World Congress of Women. One sentence notes the Indonesian women's union GERWIS would hold its congress in December 1953; also an article on Tunisian children.

Soviet Woman, 31 Des 1953, hlm. 49-52: deklarasi WIDF untuk penyelesaian damai dan pernyataan Eugenie Cotton, lalu artikel Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier tentang tindak lanjut Kongres Wanita Sedunia di Kopenhagen. Satu kalimat menyebut GERWIS akan menggelar kongres pada Desember 1953; juga artikel tentang anak-anak Tunisia.

“p.50: 'The Indonesian women's union, the GERWIS, will hold its congress in December.'”

People

Marie-Claude Vaillant-CouturierEugénie CottonElise Fraysse

Organisations

Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Women's International Democratic FederationWorld Peace CouncilUnion of French WomenUnion of Italian WomenUnion of Tunisian Women

Places

CopenhagenFranceItalyIndonesiaTunisiaIndia

Events

WIDF World Congress of Women, Copenhagen

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementGerwiscongresses and meetingswomen's rights and emancipationpeace and anti-imperialism

Tags

conference abroad

Details

Date
1953-12-31
Creator
Soviet Woman
Publication
Soviet Woman
Document type
periodical article (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
English
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
USSR
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
East View / Infoteka (Columbia): Soviet Woman · source link
Access
library-licensed (Columbia University Libraries); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)/Soviet Woman (1953-12-31) - WE ARE STRONGER THAN EVER, pp. 51-54 [East View 97402805].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.953) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)
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