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Umi Sardjono, Gerwani and 30SPKI Graphic (Women Warriors)

Tempo English, 4 October 2021: Women warriors (Gerwani infographic)

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Tempo English infographic 'Women Warriors' (4 Oct 2021, text by Hussein Abri Dongoran) summarising Gerwani: founded 1954 from Gerwis (1950), disbanded 1965 after New Order accusations. It lists the central board (Umi Sardjono chair, Mudikdio, Suharti, S.K. Trimurti, Sulami Djojoprawiro, Sudjinah and others), the jasmine symbol, 650,000 members in 1957, 118 chapters and about 1.5 million in 1965. Section headings only.

Infografik Tempo edisi Inggris 'Women Warriors' (4 Okt 2021, teks Hussein Abri Dongoran) yang meringkas Gerwani: berdiri 1954 dari Gerwis (1950), dibubarkan 1965 setelah tuduhan Orde Baru. Memuat susunan pengurus pusat (Umi Sardjono ketua, Mudikdio, Suharti, S.K. Trimurti, Sulami Djojoprawiro, Sudjinah dan lainnya), lambang melati, 650.000 anggota 1957, 118 cabang dan sekitar 1,5 juta pada 1965. Hanya judul bagian.

“Membership in 1957: 650,000; Chapters: 118; Membership in 1965: about 1.5 million; General Chairperson: Suharti Sumodiwirjo alias Umi Sardjono (p. 1)”

People

Umi SardjonoMudigdioS.K. TrimurtiSulamiSudjinahSuwartiDarminiSuwati SutrimoMawarniChalisahParjaniAsiahHussein Abri Dongoran

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian Conscious Women's Movement (Gerwis)Communist Party of Indonesia

Places

JavaIndonesia

Events

Founding of GerwisThird Gerwani Congress

Topics

Gerwani organisationGerwiscongresses and meetingspeasant womenNew Order

Tags

statisticsmembership figures

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
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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 English (2021-10-04) - Umi Sardjono, Gerwani and 30SPKI Graphic [magz 38443].txt
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Good (0.907) · 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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