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Interest Focused on Asian Women Confab (FBIS, 30 Nov 1949)
FBIS, 30 November 1949: Interest focused on Asian Women's Conference
FBIS monitored New China News Agency report (30 Nov 1949) on worldwide preparations for the Asian Women's Conference in Peking (opening 6 Dec). Notes Indonesian women's delegation to Peking, funded partly by women's groups in Italy, Belgium and Austria, and Dutch women protesting the colonial war. Context for WIDF-linked Asian networks that Indonesian women's activists joined before Gerwani's founding.
Laporan FBIS dari Kantor Berita Xinhua (30 Nov 1949) tentang persiapan global Konferensi Wanita Asia di Peking (dibuka 6 Des). Menyebut delegasi perempuan Indonesia ke Peking, dibiayai sebagian oleh organisasi perempuan Italia, Belgia, Austria, dan perempuan Belanda yang menentang perang kolonial. Konteks jejaring perempuan Asia terkait WIDF sebelum Gerwani berdiri.
“p.2: 'women who are against the colonial war launched by the Dutch reactionaries against the Indonesian people will give monetary assistance to the Indonesian women's delegation to Peking.'”
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