Kartini passed away a few days after gave birth to her only son, on 1904. Even so, after her death, a lot of people still get inspired by her! Example: the Van Deventer family established the R.A. Kartini Foundation which built schools for women, ‘Kartini’s Schools’ in Semarang in 1912, followed by other women’s schools in Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun, Cirebon and other areas.
Also, don’t forget her published super amazing book “Habis Gelap Terbitlah Terang” that contained her collected letters to her friends in Europe about her thoughts, ideas, concern, and about society at her time.
In contrast, those who recognise the significance of R.A. Kartini argue that not only was she a feminist who elevated the status of women in Indonesia, she was also a nationalist figure, with new ideas, who struggled on behalf of her people and played a role in the national struggle for independence. BECAUSE I DO AGREE, IF BEING A FEMINIST ON 2020 SO HARD, I CAN’T EVEN IMAGINE BEING ONE ON 1890.
SHE’S ONE OF AN AWESOME WOMAN I’VE EVER KNOWN I SWEAR TO GOD.
The point is, Happy Kartini Day, people! Kartini has taken pains to open the path of emancipation of Indonesian women, why do we try to close the path with a lack of curiosity about many things and hatred?
