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Report on USSR (FBIS, 25 Sep 1954)

FBIS, 25 September 1954: Report on USSR (Gerwani-sponsored meeting)

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FBIS item (25 Sep 1954): on 24 September three Indonesian women who recently visited the Soviet Union lectured on their impressions: social care of women, workers, equal rights, absence of prostitution and marriage legislation. The meeting, sponsored by Gerwani, drew a large audience of women and trade unionists. Shows Gerwani's promotion of the Soviet model.

Berita FBIS (25 Sep 1954): pada 24 September tiga perempuan Indonesia yang baru mengunjungi Uni Soviet memberi ceramah tentang kesan mereka: perawatan sosial perempuan, buruh, persamaan hak, tiadanya pelacuran, dan perundangan perkawinan. Pertemuan disponsori Gerwani, dihadiri banyak perempuan dan unionis. Menunjukkan promosi model Soviet oleh Gerwani.

“Meeting 'sponsored by the Indonesian women's movement, Gerwani' on social care, equal rights, prostitution and marriage legislation in the USSR.”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

JakartaSoviet Union

Topics

Gerwani organisationUSSR and Eastern Europemarriage law and polygamywomen's rights and emancipationlabour and workers

Tags

delegation abroadradio broadcast monitoring

Details

Date
1954-09-25
Creator
FBIS Daily Report
Publication
Document type
government record (government / intelligence / diplomatic record)
Language
English
Perspective
Intelligence/diplomatic record
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1950–1954
Source archive
Readex: FBIS Daily Reports 1941-1996 (Columbia) | (Readex id 812F0E08) · source link
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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/1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records/FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)/FBIS Daily Report (1954-09-25) - Report On USSR, Jakarta [Readex FBIS 812F0E08].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.806) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.6 US, British and Dutch Government Records › FBIS Daily Reports (1949-1996) - items on Gerwani and members (Readex, HathiTrust)
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