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The Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF): History, Main Agenda, and Contributions, 1945-1991
The WIDF: History, Main Agenda, and Contributions, 1945-1991 (de Haan, c.2012)
Overview essay by Francisca de Haan (Women and Social Movements International database, c. 2012) on WIDF's origins, agenda, UN role and Cold War marginalisation, 1945-1991. Gerwani is listed once as a large, influential WIDF member organisation (with footnotes to Wieringa and to McGregor on Indonesian women and WIDF); the essay also notes the 1965/66 destruction of the PKI and Indonesia's ongoing taboo. Key framing for Gerwani's transnational links.
Esai ikhtisar Francisca de Haan (basis data Women and Social Movements International, sekitar 2012) tentang asal-usul, agenda, peran PBB, dan marginalisasi Perang Dingin WIDF, 1945-1991. Gerwani disebut sekali sebagai organisasi anggota WIDF yang besar dan berpengaruh (dengan catatan kaki ke Wieringa dan McGregor tentang perempuan Indonesia dan WIDF); esai juga menyinggung penghancuran PKI 1965/66 dan tabu yang masih berlanjut. Kerangka penting bagi jaringan transnasional Gerwani.
“p.1: WIDF member organisations 'included large and influential ones, such as the Soviet Women's [Anti-Fascist] Committee, the Union of Italian Women (UDI), the All China Women's [Democratic] Federation, and the Indonesian women's organization Gerwani'.”
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