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R. A. Kartini (WIDF, 1958)

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WIDF magazine 1958, one page carrying two pieces: a profile of R. A. Kartini for Indonesia's Kartini Day (born 1879, regent's daughter, quoted letters on education, polygamy and anti-colonial sympathy, died aged 25), and 'The Growing Family of the WIDF' on new affiliations (India, Japan, Sudan, Cameroons, Senegal, Ceylon, Nepal). Gerwani is not named.

Majalah WIDF 1958, satu halaman memuat dua tulisan: profil R. A. Kartini untuk Hari Kartini di Indonesia (lahir 1879, putri bupati, kutipan surat tentang pendidikan, poligami, dan simpati antikolonial, wafat usia 25 tahun) dan 'The Growing Family of the WIDF' tentang afiliasi baru (India, Jepang, Sudan, Kamerun, Senegal, Ceylon, Nepal). Gerwani tidak disebut.

“Kartini wrote that 'the biggest criminals are to be found not in the kampongs but in the Heeren and Keizergracht' (p. 14).”

People

R.A. KartiniEstella ZeehandelaarRenu Chakravartty

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationNational Federation of Indian WomenFederation of Japanese Women's OrganisationsAkhil Nepali Mahila Sangha

Places

JeparaSemarangRembangJavaIndonesiaNepalSri LankaSenegal

Topics

biographywomen's rights and emancipationmarriage law and polygamyWIDF and international women's movementeducation and literacy

Tags

kartini day

Details

Date
1958
Creator
WIDF
Publication
WIDF
Document type
periodical article (WIDF / international women's movement record)
Language
English
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
International (WIDF)
Period
1955–1959
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)/WIDF (1958) - R. A. KARTINI [WASI].pdf
OCR / text
Good (0.956) · 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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