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World Congress of Women Convened by the WIDF, Moscow, June 1963

World Congress of Women, Moscow, June 1963

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WIDF publication on the World Congress of Women, Moscow, 24-29 June 1963 (1,543 women, 113 countries): reports, speeches, resolutions and the new WIDF council list. Gerwani is mentioned briefly: its roughly 1,000 day nurseries for working mothers are cited as a model; its role in the West Irian campaign is praised; and a Gerwani-hosted WIDF Bureau meeting in Djakarta (1960) is noted. Umi Sardjono is listed as a council member for Indonesia.

Terbitan WIDF tentang Kongres Perempuan Sedunia, Moskow, 24-29 Juni 1963 (1.543 perempuan, 113 negara): laporan, pidato, resolusi, dan daftar dewan WIDF baru. Gerwani disebut singkat: sekitar 1.000 tempat penitipan anak bagi ibu pekerja dijadikan contoh; perannya dalam kampanye Irian Barat dipuji; dan pertemuan Biro WIDF di Jakarta (1960) disinggung. Umi Sardjono tercatat sebagai anggota dewan untuk Indonesia.

“Child-welfare section: 'the achievements made by the Indonesian Women's organisation GERWANI which has put almost 1,000 day nurseries at the disposal of working mothers' (p. 67); Umi Sardjono listed among council members (pp. 100-101).”

People

Umi SardjonoHurustiati SubandrioSukarnoEugénie Cotton

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Women's International Democratic Federation

Places

MoscowIndonesiaJakartaWest New Guinea (Papua)

Events

Fifth WIDF World Congress of Women, Moscow

Topics

WIDF and international women's movementcongresses and meetingskindergartens (TK Melati)West Irian campaignUSSR and Eastern Europe

Tags

conference abroadchildcarecongress report

Details

Date
1963
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
1960–1965
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 (1963) - World Congress of Women Convened by the Women's International Democratic Federation [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.964) · 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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