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Indonesia: Report to the IVth WIDF Congress, Vienna 1958 (Ratu Aminah Hidajat)

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Report by Ratu Aminah Hidajat, Vice-President of the Constituent Assembly, to the WIDF Fourth Congress/Conference on the Defence of Life (Vienna, June 1958). Describes Indonesia's committees against A- and H-bomb tests (chaired by Sukarno; Movement of Mothers, Peace Committee), an Anti-Bomb Week and a public appeal; says women actively join. Gerwani is not named.

Laporan Ratu Aminah Hidajat, Wakil Ketua Konstituante, untuk Kongres Keempat WIDF/Konferensi Pembelaan Kehidupan (Wina, Juni 1958). Menguraikan komite menentang uji coba bom A dan H (diketuai Sukarno; Gerakan Ibu, Komite Perdamaian), Pekan Anti Bom, dan seruan publik; perempuan ikut aktif. Gerwani tidak disebut.

“'The women of Indonesia are actively taking part in the struggle to maintain peace and to oppose A and H bomb tests.' (p. 53)”

People

Ratu Aminah HidajatSukarno

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationNational Committee against A and H BombsIndonesian Peace CommitteeIndonesian Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation

Places

ViennaIndonesiaChristmas IslandEnewetak

Events

Fourth WIDF Congress, Vienna

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismWIDF and international women's movementcongresses and meetings

Tags

nuclear disarmamentcongress report

Details

Date
1958
Creator
R. A. Hidajat
Publication
R. A. Hidajat
Document type
periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
Language
English
Perspective
Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
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/Women of the Whole World and WIDF Bulletin (1947-1965) - articles on Indonesia and Gerwani (Alexander Street WASI)/R. A. Hidajat (1958) - Indonesia, report to the IVth WIDF Congress Vienna [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.972) · 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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