Working for Peace in Asia (Suharti, 1955)
1955 article by Suharti (Suharti Suwarto), Vice-President of Gerwani, based on her speech at the WIDF Council in Geneva. Links the Bandung Conference to peace; says Gerwani had 281,000 members; calls for reunion of Western Irian; reports women's election preparations, winning the right to be polling officers, support for the World Congress of Mothers, and child mortality and plantation child labour.
Artikel 1955 oleh Suharti (Suharti Suwarto), Wakil Ketua Gerwani, berdasarkan pidatonya di Dewan WIDF Jenewa. Mengaitkan Konferensi Bandung dengan perdamaian; Gerwani beranggota 281.000; menuntut penyatuan Irian Barat; melaporkan persiapan pemilu, hak perempuan menjadi petugas TPS, dukungan Kongres Dunia Ibu, serta kematian anak dan buruh anak perkebunan.
“'We have also fought for and won the right of women to act as polling station officers.' Gerwani 'in February had 281,000 members.' (pp. 18-19)”
Harian Rakjat, 22 Mei 1955, hlm. 2. Sunday page with Zhou Enlai's report on the Bandung Conference and a Medan crime report on a woman shooting another; no Gerwani item.
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Zhou Enlai, Bandung, Afro-Asian solidarity
1955 WIDF magazine feature 'For Friendship' with statements by Anusuya Gyanchand (India), Utami Suryadarma (Indonesia) and Che Zahara (Malaya) for the World Congress of Mothers. Suryadarma, a vice-president of the Preparatory Committee and of the Foundation for the Well-being of Indonesian Children, links Bandung to pe
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, West New Guinea (Papua), Bandung, conference abroad
Article by Suwarti Bintang Suradi (Gerwani), dated Berlin 20 Dec 1957, in WIDF's magazine on Indonesia's West Irian campaign: mass rally of a million in Jakarta, ten-minute silence, general strike in Dutch firms, takeover of Dutch enterprises, KLM ban, UN defeat, international support. Names Gerwani among organisations
shared: Zhou Enlai, Jawaharlal Nehru, West New Guinea (Papua), West Irian campaign
Chinese Foreign Ministry record of Vice Minister Qiao Guanhua's conversation with DPRK Ambassador Pak Se-chang, 5 March 1965 (Wilson Center; trans. Jeffrey Wang and Charles Kraus). They coordinate Kim Il Sung's and Zhou Enlai's planned travel to Indonesia for the 10th anniversary of Bandung (Jakarta, Bogor, Bali, 16-24
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Zhou Enlai, Afro-Asian solidarity
Chinese Foreign Ministry minutes of Zhou Enlai's conversation with Kim Il Sung in Jakarta, night of 16 April 1965, at Subandrio's residence (Wilson Center; trans. Caixia Lu). Kim reports on the Korea-Indonesia joint statement negotiated with Sukarno (Vietnam, Korea-Japan talks, Asian-African Conference), the push for a
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Zhou Enlai, Afro-Asian solidarity
Short Chinese Foreign Ministry minutes (Chinese original with English translation) of Zhou Enlai's 30-minute talk with Kim Il Sung at the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, 19 April 1965 (Wilson Center; trans. Caixia Lu). Zhou says the UAR and Algeria opposed a pro-Vietnam document and Pham Van Dong dropped it to protect the sec
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Zhou Enlai, Afro-Asian solidarity
Tempo magazine article (15 Dec 2024, Ita Fatia Nadia and Iwan Kurniawan) on Francisca Fanggidaej in the international women's and Afro-Asian movements: IUS/WFDY Prague 1947, Berlin Youth Festival 1951, Bandung 1955, WIDF in East Germany 1957 representing Gerwani, Cairo 1961. It cites Gita Mukherjee's WIDF report on Ger
shared: Asian-African Conference, Bandung, Bandung, membership figures, Afro-Asian solidarity
Donald Hindley's 1961 ANU PhD thesis on the Indonesian Communist Party under the Aidit leadership, 1951-1961, covering PKI strategy, party-building, finances, mass organisations and elections. Section 'Women' (pp. 422-448, esp. 'Gerwani', pp. 428-441) traces Gerwis from its founding on 4 June 1950 (about 500 members) t
shared: Suharti Suwarto, Monica Felton, West New Guinea (Papua)