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Geeta Mukherjee, 'About the Movement of Indonesian Women' (lampiran surat edaran WIDF, 21 April 1958)
Geeta Mukherjee, 'About the Movement of Indonesian Women' (WIDF Circular Attachment, 21 April 1958)
Report by Indian MP Geeta Mukherjee on Gerwani, attached to a WIDF circular of 21 April 1958, based on talks with her neighbour Suwarti Bintang Suradi, WIDF Secretariat member and Gerwani organisation chair. It covers Gerwis's 1950 origin and renaming, the Third Congress, membership growth (to 460,000 by August 1957), plantation, peasant and marriage-law work, election results and the flag's meaning.
Laporan anggota parlemen India Geeta Mukherjee tentang Gerwani, lampiran surat edaran WIDF 21 April 1958, berdasarkan percakapan dengan tetangganya Suwarti Bintang Suradi, anggota Sekretariat WIDF dan ketua organisasi Gerwani. Isinya: asal-usul Gerwis 1950 dan pergantian nama, Kongres III, pertumbuhan anggota (460.000 pada Agustus 1957), kerja di perkebunan, tani dan hukum perkawinan, hasil pemilu, serta arti bendera.
“p.6: 'Six members of the Central leading body of Gerwani have been elected to the Constituent Assembly, and five to Parliament. 69 local leaders have been elected to Regional Assemblies.'”
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- 1958
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- Geeta Mukherjee
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- organisational document (WIDF / international women's movement record)
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- English
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- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- primary
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- International (WIDF)
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- 1955–1959
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- Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records/WIDF and WFTU publications (1949-1967) - pamphlets, letters and reports (Alexander Street WASI)/Geeta Mukherjee (1958) - Circular Letter, 21 April 1958, Attachment - Geeta Mukheryee (Indian Representative in the WIDF), -About the [WASI].pdf
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records › WIDF and WFTU publications (1949-1967) - pamphlets, letters and reports (Alexander Street WASI)
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