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Janet Robb, 'Five Women from the Far East' (Komisi Status Perempuan PBB, 1951)
Janet Robb, 'Five Women from the Far East' (UN Commission on the Status of Women, 1951)
Booklet by Janet Robb (AAUW New York City Branch, 20 Oct 1951) on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, with 25 delegate biographies, an IFUW statement on women's education and an account of the 1951 ILO equal-pay convention. The section 'Five Women from the Far East' profiles Artati Sudirdjo of Indonesia, a young delegate and former Republican broadcaster. Gerwani is not mentioned.
Buklet Janet Robb (AAUW cabang New York, 20 Okt 1951) tentang Komisi Status Perempuan PBB, memuat 25 biografi delegasi, pernyataan IFUW tentang pendidikan perempuan dan kisah konvensi upah setara ILO 1951. Bagian 'Five Women from the Far East' memuat Artati Sudirdjo dari Indonesia, delegasi muda dan bekas penyiar Republik. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“p.11: 'Artati Sudirdjo of Indonesia was a delegate for the first time last year to the General Assembly... during her country's recent struggle for independence she broadcast for the Ministry of Information.'”
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- 1951
- Creator
- Janet Robb
- Document type
- organisational document (WIDF / international women's movement record)
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- English
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- Source role
- primary
- Country
- USA
- Period
- 1950–1954
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- Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · 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.
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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)/Janet Robb (1951) - FIVE WOMEN FROM THE FAR EAST [WASI].pdf
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- Good (0.962) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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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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