"Sometimes, you should go through hardship first before the complete happiness comes to you." - R. A. Kartini Raden Adjeng Kartini was an Indonesian national heroine from Java. She is known as the pioneer of the rebirth of the indigenous women in Indonesia. She was born on 21 April 1879, Jepara, Indonesia. She came from a noble family. Kartini was the daughter of R.M. Sosroningrat and M.A Ngasirah. She was the eldest daughter among her sisters from her biological mother. Before she was 12 years old, she was allowed to go to school in ELS (Europese Lagere School) and there, Kartini learned Dutch and she could speak Dutch fluently. But when she was 12 years old, she had to quit studying because "Pingit". "Pingit" is a rule of Javanese custom that prohibit woman to go outside before she is married. Kartini decided to gather books and magazines and she read them in the garden. Therefore, reading became her hobby and she did not go a day without re...
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