One female character is verypopular in Indonesia. He is Ajeng Raden Kartini or known as r. a. Kartini, he is known asone of the national heroeswho fought for theemancipation
of womenpersistent known when helived. About biography andprofile of r. a. Kartini, born on 21 April the year 1879 in the town of Jepara, date of birthwas later commemorated as a day to honor Kartini hisnation Indonesia. She wasborn in the midst of a noble family, therefore he obtained his r. A (Raden Maya) in front of its name, the title itself (Ajeng Raden) used byNotable before she was married, if married thenknighted used was r. a.(Raden Ayu) according to tradition.
His father named R.M.Sosroningrat, son of PrinceArio Tjondronegoro IV, a nobleman who served as the Regent of jepara, he this is the grandfather of r. a. Kartini.His father is the person whoSosroningrat R.M.distinguished because of its position at that time as the Regent of Jepara kala Kartiniwas born.
Kartini‘s mother named M.A.Ngasirah, he this is the son of a kiai or religious teacher inTelukawur, the town ofJepara. According to history,She was a descendant of Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono VI,some even said that his father’s lineage coming fromthe Majapahit Kingdom.
The mother of r. a. Kartini i.e.M.A. Ngasirah themselves are not descendants of count, but only the common people only,therefore the Netherlandscolonial rule when it requires that a Regent must bemarried with the count, too,until finally Kartini‘s fatherthen marry a woman namedRaden Adjeng This which is adirect descendant of the Rajaof Madura.
R. A. Kartini Alongside His Brothers
R. a. Kartini’s own brother hastotaled 11 people consisting of brothers and half-brothers.He is the fifth child, but she was the eldest daughter of 11siblings. As a nobleman, r. a.Kartini also reserves the right to obtain education.
His father then send smallKartini ELS (Europese LagereSchool). This is where Shelater studied LanguageNetherlands and attended school there until he was 12years old because it isaccording to the custom ofthe time, girls should stay at home to ‘ dipingit ‘.
Despite being at home, r. a.Kartini active in conductingcorrespondence orcorrespondence with his friend who is in theNetherlands because he is also fluent in speaking inNetherlands. From then, Shegot interested with the mindset of a Europeanwoman she read fromnewspapers, magazines andbooks that he read.
Until then he began thinking of trying to advance theindigenous women becausein his mind the position ofindigenous women are stilllags a long way or has a pretty low social status at that time.
R. a. Kartini read a lot ofnewspapers or magazines of the European culture that became the customers who speak Dutch, in the usiannyato 20, he read a lot of books by Louis Coperus, entitled DeStille Kraacht, Van Eeden,Augusta de Witt as well as various roman-roman–Dutch-speaking feminists all of which, he also read books byMultatuli‘s Max Havelaar andlove letters.
Religion should keep us from sinning, but how many sins did people in the name ofreligion–(r. a. Kartini). “
His interest in reading then made he has ampleknowledge reserved for science and culture, r. a.Kartini pay particular attention on the issue ofemancipation of women see a comparison between nativewomen and European women.
He also paid attention to thesocial problems that occuraccording to him, a womanneeds to obtain the equation,freedom, autonomy andequality law.
Letters that kartini wrotemore in the form ofcomplaints about the conditions of indigenouswomen, where he sawexamples of Javanese culturethat when it’s more inhibitingprogress of indigenous women. He also revealed in his writing that there are many obstacles faced byindigenous women in particular in Java in order to get more advanced.
Kartini wrote down the suffering of women in Java,such as dipingit, should benon-free in menuntuk scienceor study, as well as the existence of a customarycurb freedom of women.
The lofty ideals of r. a. Kartiniis he would like to seeindigenous women can studyand learn what it is today.New ideas about equality orwomen’s emancipation of indigenous sports Kartini,considered to be new things that can change the views of the community. In addition,Kartini‘s writings also containabout i.e. meaning Divinity, wisdom and beauty, humanity and the fairies alsonationalism.
Kartini also mentions religion, for example, he questioned why men can berpoligami, and why why scripture must be read and rememberwithout the need tounderstand it.
His Netherlands womenfriends of Rosa Abendanon, and Estelle “Stella”Zeehandelaar also supports the thoughts expressed by r.a. Kartini. History says thatshe was allowed by her fatherto become a teacher in accordance with the goals but he was forbidden to continuehis studies to study in Bataviaor into the Netherlands.
Through to the end, he could not melanjutanya his study to become a teacher in Bataviaor
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any College in the countryNetherlands though when hereceived a scholarship to study there because in 1903at the time of r. a. Kartini was about 24 years old, she was married to Duke K.R.M. ArioSinggih Ali Adhiningrat who was a Duke and also Regentin Rembang which already has three wives.
Despite that, the husband r. AKartini to understand what being A KArtini r. wishes that he was then given the freedom to establish schools, the first woman who thenstood next to government offices Rembang which thenis now known as Boy ScoutBuilding.
The Marriage Of R. A. KartiniUntil His Death
From her marriage to the Duke of Ario K.R.M. SinggihAli Adhiningrat, r. a. Kartinilater gave birth to a son named SoesalitDjojoadhiningrat who was born on September 13, 1904,However sad, a few days laterafter giving birth to her first, r.a. Kartini died on September 17, 1904 at a very young agethat is 24 years. He wasburied in the village,Rembang.
Thanks to his struggle then in 1912, the school stood by theWoman she was in Semarangthen extends to Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun, Cirebon and other areas. The school was later renamed “School of Kartini” in honor ofhis services. KartiniFoundation is the family VanDeventer, a prominentcolonial era of ethical PoliticsNetherlands.
