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01785nam a2200229Ia 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20190912092604.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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180225s1999 CNT 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9810414048 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
New Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
612 |
| Personal name |
Phyllis Ghim Lian Chew |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The Singapore Council of Women and the Women's Movement |
| Remainder of title |
An Account of Shirin Fozdar and the Women's Movement in Singapore |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Singapore |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Association of Women for action and research |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
33 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
To redress the situation, this article focuses on the activities of the Singapore Council of Women (SCW) and the women's movement in Singapore. It tells how from the year of its inception (1952) to the passing of the Women's Charter in 1961, the SCW became the first women's organization which boldly sought to change existing laws affecting women through legislation. The group's single-minded thrust against the practice of polygamy gained its widespread publicity and for the first time in Singapore's history, excited and engaged the loyalty and energy of a broad spectrum of women towards achieving a common goal. The SCW was strikingly successful. Within five years, the Muslim Ordinance was passed which included many of the demands which were first brought to public attention by the SCW. Within eight years, in 1961, |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Originally published as : Chew, Phyllis Ghim Lian (1994). The Singapore Council of Women and the Women's Movement. Journal of South East Asian Studies 25(1): 112-140, <br/><br/> |
| 600 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
613 |
| Personal name |
Shirin Fozdar |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
615 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Feminism |
| Form subdivision |
Baha'i Faith |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
299 |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Gender Studies |
| Form subdivision |
Baha'i Faith |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
616 |
| Geographic name |
Singapore |
| Form subdivision |
Baha'i Faith |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Article from serial or periodical |
