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The first Indonesian Women’s Congress of 1928
Translated and with an introduction by Susan Blackburn
Clayton, Vic. : Monash University, 2007
ISBN: 9781876924485
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Book description
Every year on 22 December, Indonesia celebrates Women's Day.
The date marks the recognised beginning of the organised women's movement by
commemorating the start of the first Indonesian women's congress in 1928,
leading to the first federation of women's organisations. Although
this fact is quite well-known in Indonesia, the details of what happened at
the congress are not, because the record of the congress has been lost to
view. This book restores to light the contemporary account of the
congress as reported in the women's federation publication of 1929.
The original version of the report, included here, is worth studying for
what it reveals of the discourse of the time, as young women spoke publicly
in the new national language, Bahasa Indonesia, an unfamiliar exercise for
most of them. The report also shows the ideals of national unity and
progress for women that inspired the congress participants, and the ideas
that divided them, especially those relating to Islam and marriage laws.
Reading these speeches gives lively insights into the minds of young women
at the start of the women's movement and highlights the concerns that have
continued to motivate women's organisations in Indonesia.
Susan Blackburn has translated the congress report into English and
prefaced it with an introduction that sets the background to the congress
and analyses its proceedings.
About the author
Susan Blackburn is Associate Professor in the School of
Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Monash University,
Melbourne.
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