GA-02693 2006 relevance A public
Catatan Sulami, Mantan Sekjennas Gerwani (YPKP 1965, 2006)
Notes of Sulami, Former Gerwani Secretary-General (YPKP 1965, 2006)
Sulami's reflective essay (written 1992, posted 9 Nov 2006) on why revolutionary women founded Gerwis on 4 June 1950, its rejection of 'man-hating feminism', its actions such as Tanjung Morawa and International Women's Day. First-person account by a Gerwani secretary-general.
Esai reflektif Sulami (ditulis 1992, diunggah 9 Nov 2006) tentang alasan perempuan revolusioner mendirikan Gerwis 4 Juni 1950, penolakannya atas 'feminisme' pembenci laki-laki, serta aksi seperti Tanjung Morawa dan Hari Perempuan Internasional. Kisah orang pertama sekjen Gerwani.
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- Date
- 2006
- Creator
- Sulami
- Document type
- web article (memoir-essay / reflective organisational history by a former Gerwani leader (web repost of a 1992 text))
- Language
- Indonesian
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- Testimony/memoir
- Source role
- primary
- Country
- Indonesia
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- 1999–present
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- ypkp1965.org · source link
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- YPKP 1965 website (ypkp1965.org), category 'Artikel, Kliping', posted 9 November 2006, last updated 17 February 2017; https://ypkp1965.org/blog/2006/11/09/catatan-sulami-mantan-sekjennas-gerwani/ ; source given as http://www.sekitarkita.com/print.php?id=283_0_1_0 ; open access; retrieved 2026-10-13 and saved as a text file. Illustration: portrait of Sulami by Dewi Candraningrum (not saved). Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
- Citation (APA)
- Sulami. (2006, November 9). Catatan Sulami, mantan Sekjennas Gerwani: Beberapa pendapat berdasarkan pengalaman akan gerakan wanita revolusioner [Notes of Sulami, former national secretary-general of Gerwani: Some opinions based on experience of the revolutionary women's movement]. YPKP 1965. https://ypkp1965.org/blog/2006/11/09/catatan-sulami-mantan-sekjennas-gerwani/ (Original work written 1992; earlier online at sekitarkita.com)
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.8 Testimonies, Memoirs and Human Rights Reports/Sulami (2006) - Catatan Sulami, Mantan Sekjennas Gerwani (YPKP 1965 blog).txt
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- Good (0.943) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
- Collection
- 01 Primary Sources › 1.8 Testimonies, Memoirs and Human Rights Reports
- Summary basis
- condensed from full annotation
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