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The Feminist in Two Councils (Umi Sardjono in the Konstituante and DPR)

Tempo English, 4 October 2021: The feminist in two councils (Umi Sardjono in the Konstituante and DPR)

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English edition of Tempo's 'The Feminist in Two Councils' (4 Oct 2021, Hussein Abri) on Umi Sardjono as legislator (Constituent Assembly 1955, DPR-GR 1959-65). It covers her immigration reform, marriage-bill push (minimum age 21, ban on polygamy, Maisuri case, 115 harmful marriages) opposed by Kowani's Islamic groups, support for the Agrarian Law, four other Gerwani MPs, and her 1963 clash with Fanggidaej over Timor.

Edisi Inggris 'The Feminist in Two Councils' Tempo (4 Okt 2021, Hussein Abri) tentang Umi Sardjono sebagai legislator (Konstituante 1955, DPR-GR 1959-65). Memuat reformasi imigrasi, dorongan RUU Perkawinan (usia minimum 21, larangan poligami, kasus Maisuri, 115 perkawinan merugikan) yang ditentang kelompok Islam di Kowani, dukungan UU Agraria, empat anggota dewan Gerwani lain, dan perselisihan 1963 dengan Fanggidaej soal Timor.

“Umi proposed that the minimum age for marriage for women should be 21; Gerwani found around 115 cases of marriages that harmed women (p. 1)”

People

Umi SardjonoRuth Indiah RahayuIta Fatia NadiaFrancisca FanggidaejSuharti SuwartoMudigdioSundari AbdulrachmanSalawati DaudMaisuriSaskia WieringaAbikusno TjokrosujosoSukarno

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaGotong Royong House of RepresentativesConstituent AssemblyIndonesian Women's CongressAisyiyahMuslimat NUMasyumiIndoProgressWomen's History Archive Space

Places

JakartaMoscowChinaEast TimorSurakarta

Topics

elections and parliamentmarriage law and polygamypeasant womenwomen's rights and emancipationGerwani organisationbiography

Details

Date
2021-10-04
Creator
Tempo English
Publication
Tempo English
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
English
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo English (magz.tempo.co) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); 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/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo English (2021-10-04) - The Feminist in Two Councils [magz 38439].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.965) · 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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full text read

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