R.A. Kartini

R.A Kartini was born on April 21, 1879 in the City of Jepara. Kartini's full name is Raden Ajeng Kartini Djojo Adhiningrat. Regarding the history of RA Kartini and the life story of Kartini, she was born in the midst of a noble family so she obtained the title R.A (Raden Ajeng) in front of her name.

Regarding RA Kartini's education history, her father sent her child to ELS (Europese Lagere School). This is where she then studied Dutch and attended school until she was 12 years old. Because at that time, according to the custom at that time, girls had to stay at home to 'get coveted'.

R.A Kartini's Thoughts About Emancipation of Women

Even though she was at home, R. Kartini was active in correspondence or correspondence with his friend who was in the Netherlands. Because she is also fluent in Dutch.

From here later, Kartini began to be interested in the mindset of European women that she read from newspapers, magazines and books she read.

Until then she began to think of trying to advance indigenous women. In his mind the position of indigenous women is still far behind or has a fairly low social status at that time.

R.A Kartini reads a lot of European culture newspapers or magazines that are Dutch-speaking customers.

At the age of 20, she even read many books by Louis Coperus titled De Stille Kraacht, Van Eeden's work, Augusta de Witt.

She also reads various feminist novels, all of which speak Dutch. In addition, he also read a book by Multatuli entitled Max Havelaar and Love Letters.

His interest in reading then made him have a fairly extensive knowledge of science and culture. R.A Kartini paid special attention to the issue of emancipation of women seeing a comparison between European women and indigenous women. In addition, she also pays attention to social problems that occur according to him, a woman needs to obtain equality, freedom, autonomy and legal equality.

The letters Kartini wrote were more in the form of complaints about the condition of indigenous women. She saw an example of Javanese culture which at that time more inhibited the progress of indigenous women at that time.

She also revealed in his writing that there were many obstacles faced by indigenous women, especially in Java, in order to be more advanced.

She wrote about the suffering of women in Java as if they had to be secluded. Not free in asking for knowledge or learning, and the existence of customs that curb women's freedom.

R.A Kartini's noble ideals are that she wants to see indigenous women can study and study as they are today. New ideas about the emancipation or equal rights of indigenous women. It is considered a new thing that can change people's views.