Surat Emma Poeradiredja kepada Helen Fowler, 12 Januari 1957

=== [PDF page 1] === Bandung, 12 - 1 - 1957. Dear Mrs. Fowler, Very glad and surprised when I received your letter yesterday. Thank you very very much for your good wishes with 1957. I send you also my good wishes with 1957. I hope you'll be still happy and healthy, and also cheerful and sunny, as you were during your journey through our country. It pleases me to hear you had a good time in Bandung. I hope I'll see you soon again in Indonesia. You asked me in your letter to tell about what we are doing to develop our society, especially the women's work. You have visited Indonesia. You have your expression about we were doing in 1954. The women-activities are in every field, as you know. You know, there are many women-organisations in Indonesia. These organisations are united in the Indonesian Women Conference (Kongres Wanita Indonesia). The different organisations you can divided in 1. Social organisations with the basis: Womenhood. 2. Organisations, which bound official's wives for instance: Army wives's organisation ([Unreadable]), Teachers wives's organisation ([Unreadable]), Police's wives's organisation etc. ([Unreadable]) 3. Organisations with political basis. The women-organisations work together in every movement, with women-hood as basis, also humanity. For instance The Indonesian Women Conference has 3 bodies: a. Jajasan Kesedjahteraan anak2 (Foundation for child-wellfare) b. Jajasan Hari Ibu (Foundation for women wellfare and development); c. Jajasan Sri Derma (Foundation to help girls by their studies with money). The new work we do together is now [Unreadable] teach [Unreadable]. The women-activities are done by every organisations also. The Army Wive's organisation, The Police Wive's organisation, The Teacher's Wive's organisation etc. work, especially for their members wellfare. You know the army often[ly] sent out of their home and their family are lonely. Now it is the task of the army wive's organisation to pay its attention to this case. It is an example. So every organisation of this kind has its especially task. The different organisations have their own activities in different field. They have their own Kindergarten, schools, boarding houses, orphanages and other social-movements. We don't forget the cultural development and also the credit union etc. On the economic field, we have the cooperative basis, as you know. This is the way, which makes us economical strong soonly, as you know. On 20th January the Bank Wanita of [Unreadable] Bandung, you visited in 1954, will celebrate its 25th anniversary. It'll be a great feast. We hope Dr. Hatta will come on that day. Our capital is now Rp. 2.235.743,70 and our members are 1200 till now. This is the Bank of the Bandung branch of organisations, which has a bank in every branche. Dear Mrs. Fowler. It is very difficult to tell you shortly about what you want to know. I try to tell you a little about our work of [Unreadable] complete so I hope you can understand my bad English. === [PDF page 2] === In March of this year I hope I can depart to your country for 6 months. I should go in October last year. The I.C.A. changed [Unreadable] because it should be too cold in the Mid-West. I'll sure let you know, when I come. Your card I sent yesterday to Mrs. Ijos. Will you be so kind as to send my good wishes to Ella, if you see her. I don't know her address. Thank you very much. My excuses for my very very bad English. I hope I see you soon. Yours sincerely, (Emma Poeradiredja) [Unreadable]