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Kartini (Sulami, 1960)
Sulami's 1960 piece 'Kartini' for the anniversary of R.A. Kartini: biography (b. 1879, child-marriage custom, letters, schooling of girls, marriage as Regent's wife), Kartini as symbol for Indonesian women's national and emancipation struggle, quoting Sukarno's 1959 lecture. Paired with a parallel profile of Egyptian feminist Hoda Charaoui. Gerwani is not named.
Tulisan Sulami 1960 'Kartini' memperingati R.A. Kartini: biografi (lahir 1879, adat kawin anak, surat-surat, pendidikan anak perempuan, menjadi istri bupati), Kartini sebagai simbol perjuangan nasional dan emansipasi perempuan, mengutip kuliah Sukarno 1959. Dipasangkan dengan profil feminis Mesir Hoda Charaoui. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“Sukarno on Kartini: she 'was a fighter, not only for the emancipation of women but also for the happiness of the people' (p. 40).”
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- 1960
- Creator
- Sulami
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- Sulami
- Document type
- periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
- Language
- English
- Perspective
- Gerwani/PKI-aligned voice
- Source role
- primary
- Country
- International (WIDF)
- Period
- 1960–1965
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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)/Sulami (1960) - Kartini [WASI].pdf
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- Good (0.936) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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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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