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Dawn Over the Equator (Monica Felton on the Second Gerwani Congress, 1954)
Dawn Over the Equator: Monica Felton on the Second Gerwani Congress, 1954
Monica Felton (WIDF Vice-President) writes in 1954 on the Second Congress of Gerwani, which she attended: 349 delegates, 80,000 members, a meeting with President Sukarno, resolutions on West Irian, the 1955 elections, a nationwide marriage law, democratic rights and support for the government against armed gangs. She stresses the WIDF/Copenhagen declaration's influence.
Monica Felton (Wakil Presiden WIDF) menulis tahun 1954 tentang Kongres Kedua Gerwani yang ia hadiri: 349 delegasi, 80.000 anggota, pertemuan dengan Presiden Sukarno, resolusi tentang Irian Barat, pemilu 1955, UU perkawinan nasional, hak demokratis, dan dukungan kepada pemerintah melawan gerombolan bersenjata. Ia menekankan pengaruh deklarasi WIDF Kopenhagen.
“'The movement, which already has eighty thousand members' could ensure women registered to vote; the Congress demanded 'a marriage law, applicable to the whole of Indonesia' giving women equal family rights (p. 10-11).”
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- 1954
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- Monica Felton
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- Monica Felton
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- periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
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- English
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- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- International (WIDF)
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- 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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- 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)
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