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The Birth and Growth of the Indonesian Women's Movement, Part III (Sulami, 1959)
Birth and Growth of the Indonesian Women's Movement, Part III (Sulami, 1959)
Part III of Sulami's 1959 history: KOWANI conflicts and 1948 Solo congress, founding of Gerwis at Semarang (4 June 1950), its 1954 renaming as Gerwani, structure with six commissions, membership growth (6,000 Java 1951; 642,460 in January 1957; 700,000 at the Third Congress, Solo, Dec 1957), 1955 election results (5 MPs, 6 Constituent Assembly, 60 municipal councillors) and campaigns on marriage law, polygamy, West Irian.
Bagian III sejarah Sulami (1959): konflik KOWANI dan kongres Solo 1948, berdirinya Gerwis di Semarang (4 Juni 1950), perubahan nama menjadi Gerwani 1954, struktur enam komisi, pertumbuhan anggota (6.000 di Jawa 1951; 642.460 Januari 1957; 700.000 pada Kongres III Solo, Des 1957), hasil pemilu 1955 (5 DPR, 6 Konstituante, 60 DPRD kota) dan kampanye UU perkawinan, poligami, Irian Barat.
“'On June 4th 1950, the GERWIS... was founded at Semarang'; at the end of December 1957 the Third Congress in Solo reported 700,000 members; 5 members elected to Parliament and 6 to the Constituent Assembly (pp. 30-31).”
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- 1959
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- Sulami
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- Sulami
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- periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
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- Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
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- 1955–1959
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- Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
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