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The dawn is breaking (short story by Sulami, 1961)

The dawn is breaking: short story (Sulami, 1961)

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1961 short story 'The dawn is breaking' by Sulami, 'our Indonesian correspondent', in Women of the Whole World. Peasant woman Sarinah, active in the peasant organisation, explains the new Agrarian Act and land reform to village women, including women's right to own land and head households; landlords pay the government compensation. Shares a page with a feature on Asian and African postage stamps.

Cerpen 1961 'The dawn is breaking' oleh Sulami, 'koresponden Indonesia kami', di Women of the Whole World. Perempuan tani Sarinah, aktif di organisasi tani, menjelaskan UU Agraria dan landreform kepada perempuan desa, termasuk hak perempuan memiliki tanah dan menjadi kepala keluarga. Satu halaman dengan ulasan prangko negara-negara Asia-Afrika.

“Sarinah: 'We accept the Agrarian Act which gives women the full right to own land and also to become the head of the family for the first time in history.'”

People

SulamiSarinahFatimah

Organisations

Women's International Democratic Federation

Places

Indonesia

Topics

peasant womenwomen's rights and emancipationart, literature and musicpropaganda and media

Tags

literary workland reform

Details

Date
1961
Creator
Sulami
Publication
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
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)/Sulami (1961) - The dawn is breaking [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.97) · 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
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