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Message to the Executive Committee of the WIDF (1952): Congress of the Peoples for Peace, Vienna
WIDF Executive message 1952: Congress of the Peoples for Peace, Vienna
WIDF Executive Committee message (1952) calling women worldwide to prepare for the Congress of the Peoples for Peace, Vienna, 5 December 1952, and to demand an end to the Korean war, arms reduction, banning of atomic and bacteriological weapons, and a Pact of Peace. Signatories include Eugénie Cotton and others; Darmini signs for Indonesia. Gerwani not named.
Pesan Komite Eksekutif WIDF (1952) kepada perempuan seluruh dunia untuk bersiap menyambut Kongres Rakyat untuk Perdamaian, Wina, 5 Desember 1952, menuntut akhir perang Korea, pengurangan senjata, larangan senjata atom dan bakteriologis, serta Pakta Perdamaian. Penandatangan termasuk Eugénie Cotton; Darmini menandatangani untuk Indonesia. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“Signatory list names 'Indonesia — Darmini' among members of the WIDF Executive (p. 1).”
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- periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
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- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- 1950–1954
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- Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
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