The Bearer of Indonesian Women's Emancipation

Raden Ajeng Kartini was born in 1879 in the town of Apex. He is son of a nobleman who was very obedient to the customs. After graduating from elementary school he was not allowed to continue their education to higher levels by the parents. He secluded while waiting time to wed. Small Kartini was very sad with this, he wanted to resist but did not dare for fear of being children of disobedience.

Reading a fetish, there is no day without reading. All books, including newspaper reading. If there is difficulty in understanding books and newspapers he read, he always asked the father. Through this book, Kartini think women are interested in the progress of Europe (the Netherlands, who was still colonized Indonesia). The desire to promote the Indonesian women. Women not only the kitchen but also must have the knowledge. He started with her girlfriends gather to be taught science writing and other writing. Amid the busy life he did not stop reading and also writing letters to his friends residing in the Netherlands. Before long, he wrote a letter to Mr.JH Abendanon. He pleaded awarded a scholarship to study in The Netherlands.


Kartini succeeded in establishing Women's School in Semarang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun, Cirebon and other areas. The school name is "Kartini schools." Fame does not make Kartini became arrogant, he remained polite, respectful family and anyone else, does not distinguish between poor and rich. No One if we gave him the nickname of the bearer of Indonesian women's emancipation. Struggling to gain gender equality. And establishing women's schools to increase the degree of Indonesian women.

On 17 september 1904, Kartini died in the age of 25, after she gave birth to their first son. After Kartini died, Mr.JH Abendanon to collect and record the letters that Kartini had sent to its friends in Europe. The book was entitled "DOOR TOT DUISTERNIS Licht" which means "After Darkness Light of publication."

Although the carrier Indonesian women's emancipation has not, does not mean the struggle was over. Now it is our turn as the host nation Indonesia relay milestone becomes a higher national dignity in the world arena.