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Women Write to Us From Everywhere: Indonesia

Women Write to Us From Everywhere: Indonesia (Darmini, 1954)

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Short 1954 item in WIDF's 'Women Write to Us From Everywhere' by Darmini, Assistant General Secretary of Gerwani. She reports the Gerwani congress as a success, with WIDF representative Monica Felton present and foreign delegates (Dutch, Australian, Soviet) touring the country, a first in Indonesian women's movement history.

Item pendek 1954 dari rubrik WIDF 'Women Write to Us From Everywhere' oleh Darmini, Wakil Sekretaris Jenderal Gerwani. Ia melaporkan kongres Gerwani berhasil, dihadiri wakil WIDF Monica Felton, dan delegasi asing (Belanda, Australia, Soviet) berkeliling Indonesia, pertama kali dalam sejarah gerakan perempuan Indonesia.

“'This is really the first time in the history of the women's movement in Indonesia that foreign delegates have visited our country.' (p. 1)”

People

DarminiMonica Felton

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Women's International Democratic FederationUnion of Australian Women

Places

Indonesia

Events

Second Gerwis Congress: renaming to Gerwani

Topics

congresses and meetingsWIDF and international women's movementGerwani organisationNetherlandsAustralia and New Zealand

Tags

congress reportdelegation visitletter

Details

Date
1954
Creator
Darmini
Publication
Darmini
Document type
periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
Language
English
Perspective
Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
Source role
primary
Country
International (WIDF)
Period
1950–1954
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/Women of the Whole World and WIDF Bulletin (1947-1965) - articles on Indonesia and Gerwani (Alexander Street WASI)/Darmini (1954) - Women Write to Us From Everywhere - Indonesia [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.938) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records › Women of the Whole World and WIDF Bulletin (1947-1965) - articles on Indonesia and Gerwani (Alexander Street WASI)
Summary basis
full text read

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