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Tempo, 18 April 2016: Onward the women's movement

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Tempo editorial note (18 Apr 2016), recalling a 1978 Kartini Day feature on the women's movement from Aceh 1614 to the 1970s. It describes Kowani's formation (1946), Perwari's protest over Sukarno's 1954 marriage to Hartini, Perwari being squeezed as Gerwani, 'affiliated with the PKI', gained influence, and Gerwani steering Kowani left in 1959-65 under Hurustiati Subandrio.

Catatan redaksi Tempo (18 Apr 2016) yang mengenang tulisan Hari Kartini 1978 tentang gerakan perempuan dari Aceh 1614 hingga 1970-an. Menguraikan pembentukan Kowani (1946), protes Perwari atas pernikahan Sukarno dengan Hartini 1954, Perwari terdesak saat Gerwani, 'berafiliasi dengan PKI', menguat, dan Gerwani membelokkan Kowani ke kiri pada 1959-65 di bawah Hurustiati Subandrio.

“Pada 1959-1965, banyak usaha membelokkan arah Kowani yang independen ke kiri—terutama atas usaha Gerwani.”

People

SukarnoHartini SukarnoHurustiati SubandrioLasiyah SoetantoSuharto

Organisations

Indonesian Women's CongressWomen's Union of the Republic of IndonesiaIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaAisyiyahPPIIMuslimat NUDharma WanitaDharma Pertiwi

Places

SurakartaAcehIndonesia

Events

Sukarno–Hartini marriage controversy

Topics

women's rights and emancipationmarriage law and polygamyGerwani organisationNew Orderhistoriography

Tags

kartini dayhartini marriage

Details

Date
2016-04-18
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
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subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2016-04-18) - Majulah Pergerakan Wanita [tempo.co 909182].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.939) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
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