150 indonesia tatler. july 2019
Kartini was granted permission to establish
a school for women in the east porch of the
Rembang Regency Office complex.
Kartini may have died at the age of 24
in 1904, but her legacy truly lives on. To
celebrate her spirit means to remind each
other of the freedom that was bestowed
upon them because of the courage of one
woman. “Kartini’s teachings about liberation
mean that a woman must not forget her
duties as a mother and a wife but instead
keep her needs and wants as a priority, too,”
Patty said.
According to the United Nations
Population Fund, in 2018, Indonesia’s
population of 265 million consisted of 131
million women, translating to 50 per cent
of the population. Seeing the potential, it
would be a pity if women were not able
to contribute to the success and growth of
Indonesia. A country as big as this would