The Role of woman (Raden ajeng kartini)

The name Raden Ajeng kartini is closely associated with the
emancipation movement of indonesian women. Her activities were
confined within the walls of her father's residence in jepara,Central
java. Yet,her work and ideas have greatly influenced government policy
and our thoughts and outlook concerning the status rights of women.
Kartini lived at a time when education, employment outside the
home,freedom to decide in marriage,and all such things,were beyond the
woman's reach. She saw this with deep sorrow and resentment. Kartini
was born in 1879,at a time when schools were still rare,and only meant
to be attended by the sons of goverment officials. As a daugther of a
regent, a nobleman of the highest rank in the local government,
Kartini did enjoy elementary education. Through her own reading and
correspondence with Dutch friends she became acquainted with the
greatest thinkers of the west.
For a girl in her teens at that time, Kartini was very progressive
in her ideas. When her father did not allow her to continue her
studies in Holland,she was near frustation.
However,fortunately,through her brother's comforting and encouraging
word she got over her depression and decided to set up a girls school
within the confines of the regent's residence. She gathered the girls
from the neighbourhood and taught them to read and write and other
useful skills. Another blow befell herwhen she was required to marry
the regent of Rembang,a man of middle age who had already been
married. It was against javanese custom to disobey a father's wish so
she left herwork in jepara to her sister,and whent to Rembang.
She had a faint hope that as regent's wife she would be able to
accomplish more than as a regent's daughter.