Modernisasi dan Penguatan Perekonomian ‘Aisyiyah Pada Masa Kepemimpinan Siti Baroroh Baried 1965-1985 M

This study discusses the organization of 'Aisyiyah during the leadership of Siti Baroroh Bared, in which in her leadership she succeeded in making 'Aisyiyah known and collaborating with international organizations. This article will reveal the condition of 'Aisyiyah before the leadership of Siti Baroroh Bared and how the development of 'Aisyiyah during her leadership. The method used in this research is the historical method. Siti Baroroh Bared has a high intellect so that she can create superior and new programs in an 'Aisyiyah organization including the development of the Bustanul Athfal Kindergarten, establishing a school for midwives and nurses, conducting recitations by traveling outside the Kauman village, the existence of an Economic Business Entity program The 'Aisyiyah family (BUEKA), conducts regeneration and leadership coaching and training programs, organizes compensation programs for orphans and the poor, in addition to cooperating with various parties or organizations and establishing several federations of women's organizations

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Maneuvering for the Movement

Strategic Sisterhood ◽

10.5149/northcarolina/9781469638904.003.0002 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 12-36

Author(s):

Rebecca Tuuri

Keyword(s):

Black Women ◽

Civil Rights ◽

Working Class ◽

Women's Organizations ◽

National Council ◽

The Poor ◽

Black Sororities ◽

Working Class Women ◽

The 1960S ◽

Women’S Organizations

This chapter explores the first three decades of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). In 1935, educator, clubwoman, and politician Mary McLeod Bethune founded the NCNW as an organization of black women's organizations to create a united lobbying voice. By utilizing a strategy of broker politics, the NCNW opened up professional opportunities for black women and lobbied for civil rights legislation. NCNW women also enforced strict standards of respectability as they sought such power. While the NCNW claimed to speak on behalf of all black women, a majority of its membership came from black sororities. This college-based membership, as well as the council's focus on black professionalization, meant that many working class women viewed the organization as elitist and uninterested in their concerns. However, beginning in the mid 1950s and continuing through the 1960s, the NCNW became more significantly involved in civil rights and the needs of the poor.

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