RA Kartini Biography in English (Complete) – Below is a biography of one of Indonesia’s heroes, RA Kartini who fought for the equality of her own people.
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Name: Raden Ajeng Kartini
Place and date of birth: Jepara, Central Java, 21 April 1879
Place and date of death: Rembang, Central Java, 17 September 1984
Age: 25 years
Parents’ name
Father: Raden Mas Adipati Ario Sosroningrat
Mother: MA Ngasirah
Family’s name
Husband: KRM Adipati Ario Singgih Djojo Adhiningrat
Child: Raden Mas Soesalit
RA Kartini’s Childhood
Raden Adjeng Kartini was born in Jepara on April 21, 1876. She comes from a noble family. Her father, Raden Mas Adipati Ario Sosroningrat was a regent who governed Jepara at that time. While her mother, MA Ngasirah descended from the common people. Like the other children from noble descent in general, she lived in prosperity and strict Javanese rules. She is the 5th child of 11 brothers and sisters coming from her biological and stepmother. Among her siblings from her biological mother, she is the eldest daughter.
RA Kartini studied at the ELS School (Europese Lagere School). She studied Dutch language there, so that she could speak Dutch very well.
RA Kartini’s Adolescence
When she was 12 years old, she had to quit studying because she had to do “pingit” at that time, a Javanese custom that forbids women to go outside before marriage. Finally, on 12th November 1983 she was married to Raden Adipati Joyodiningrat.
After getting married, RA Kartini never stopped learning. She continued to study in her own house by reading a lot of European books and magazines. When she was reading them, she found a big difference between European women’s life and Indonesian women. European women live in freedom and they have the same equivalent position with men. Meanwhile, Indonesian women live under man’s power.
Based on that fact, she had an idea to change Indonesian women’s life. She along with her friends opened the first school for women in Indonesia in 1912 in Semarang. They taught Indonesian women how to read and write, so that they could come out of ignorance.
In addition to teaching, she also wrote letters to her friends in the Netherlands. One of them is Rosa Abendanon which strongly supported Kartini’s ideas. She also often wrote to the Dutch women’s magazine De Hollandsche Lelie several times.
Thanks to her efforts, many women schools were built in other areas such as Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun and Cirebon. Moreover, there was also the Kartini Foundation, founded by Van Deventer’s family who is a political figure, opened Kartini’s School.
RA Kartini’s Death
On 13th September 1904, RA Kartini died after giving birth to her son named RM Soesalit. She was 25 years old at that time. Even though she had passed away, her spirit and brilliant ideas remained alive and inspired Indonesian women to continue the struggle to make her dreams come true.
Even her spirit made a Dutch figure, Mr. JH Abendanon, compiled and published her letters sent to her friends in Europe entitle “Duisternis DOOR TOT Licht”, which means “Through Darkness to Light”.
For her contribution, she was awarded as Indonesian national hero because of her ideas which improve Indonesian women’s level, on May 2, 1964.
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Biodata
Name : Raden Ajeng Kartini
Place and date of birth: Jepara, Central Java, 21 April 1879
Place and date of death: Rembang, Central Java, 17 September 1984
Age : 25 years
Parents’ name
Father: Raden Mas Adipati Ario Sosroningrat
Mother: MA Ngasirah
Family name
Husband: KRM Adipati Ario Singgih Djojo Adhiningrat
Child: Raden Mas Soesalit
R.A Kartini’s childhood
children of noble descent in general, little Raden Ajeng Kartini lives in a quite luxurious environment with very strict Javanese customary rules. He is the 5th child of 11 siblings who come from his biological mother and stepmother. Of these siblings, she is the eldest daughter.
Raden Adjeng Kartini studied at ELS (Europese Lagere School). At the school he studied Dutch, so he could speak Dutch well.
RA Kartini’s Adolescence
After she reached the age of 12, she had to quit school because at that time she had to be secluded, which is a Javanese customary rule that requires a woman not to leave before marriage. Until finally on November 12, 1983 he married Raden Adipati Joyodiningrat.
After her marriage she never stopped studying and continued to gain knowledge in her own home by reading lots of European books and magazines. It was when she read the books and newspapers that she found a significant difference between the lives of European women and women in Indonesia. Women in Europe have a freer life and even their position is equal to that of men.
Departing from that fact, she has an idea to improve the lives of women in Indonesia. Together with her friends, she created the first school for women in Indonesia in 1912 in Semarang. The school teaches Indonesian women to read and write, so they can come out of ignorance.
Apart from teaching, he also actively wrote letters to his friends in the Netherlands. One of them is Rosa Abendanon who strongly supports Kartini’s ideals. She also frequently wrote for the Dutch women’s magazine De Hollandsche Lelie.
Thanks to his hard work, many women’s schools were established in other areas such as Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Malang, Madiun, Cirebon. Apart from that, the Kartini Foundation was also founded, which was founded by the Van Deventer family of Ethical political figures. The foundation opened a kartini school.
RA Kartini’s death
On September 13, 1904 RA Kartini died after giving birth to her son, RM Soesalit. At that time, he was 25 years old. Even though she has passed away, her passion and aspirations to advance Indonesian women continue to live on. Her clever thoughts inspire women to keep fighting to realize their dreams.
a letter he wrote to his friends in Europe with the title “DOOR DUISTERNIS TOT LICHT” which means “After Dark Comes Light”.
Thanks to his contribution, on May 2, 1964, he was given the title of national hero because of his big ideas to advance women in Indonesia.
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