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IVth Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Vienna, 1-5 June 1958

IVth Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation, Vienna, June 1958

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WIDF volume on the IVth Congress, Vienna, 1-5 June 1958: speeches, reports and resolutions. Gerwani appears directly: Mudigdio, vice-president of Gerwani and head of the Indonesian delegation, speaks (pp. 89-92) for 663,740 members, citing equal-pay claims, the Third Gerwani Congress (December 1957), West Irian, work with the Army and the National Front, and cooperation with the Indonesian Women's Congress and the Colombo Afro-Asian women's conference.

Kumpulan pidato, laporan, dan resolusi Kongres IV WIDF di Wina, 1-5 Juni 1958. Gerwani muncul langsung: Mudigdio, wakil ketua Gerwani dan ketua delegasi Indonesia, berpidato (hlm. 89-92) atas nama 663.740 anggota, menyebut tuntutan upah setara, Kongres Nasional III Gerwani (Desember 1957), Irian Barat, kerja sama dengan Angkatan Darat dan Front Nasional, serta kerja sama dengan Kongres Wanita Indonesia dan konferensi perempuan Asia-Afrika di Kolombo.

“Mudigdio, Head of the Indonesian Delegation: 'on behalf of 663,740 Gerwani members' greetings; at its third national congress in December 1957 [Gerwani] decided to change the constitution' (pp. 89-92).”

People

MudigdioSukarnoMaria Maddalena RossiZeisat DejeddaouiDjamila Bouhired

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Women's International Democratic FederationIndonesian Women's CongressNational Front for the Liberation of West Irian

Places

ViennaIndonesiaWest New Guinea (Papua)ColomboNetherlands

Events

Fourth WIDF Congress, Vienna

Topics

Gerwani organisationWIDF and international women's movementcongresses and meetingsWest Irian campaignpeace and anti-imperialismAfro-Asian solidarity

Tags

speech textmembership figuresresolution

Details

Date
1958
Creator
WIDF
Publication
Document type
organisational document (WIDF / international women's movement record)
Language
English
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
International (WIDF)
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
Access
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/1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records/WIDF congress and council documents (1948-1975) - proceedings and reports (Alexander Street WASI)/WIDF (1958) - IVth Congress of the Women's International Democratic Federation - Vienna, 1-5 June 1958 [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.973) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records › WIDF congress and council documents (1948-1975) - proceedings and reports (Alexander Street WASI)
Summary basis
structured reading (introduction, chapter openings, conclusion and all Gerwani/women's-movement passages)

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