Dewi Sartika
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| Born | 4 December 1884 Cicalengka, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 11 September 1947 (aged 62) Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia |
| Known for | National heroine |
| Spouse | R. Kd. Agah Suriawinata |
| Awards | National Heroine of Indonesia |
Dewi Sartika (4 December 1884 – 11 September 1947) was the leading figure and pioneer for the education for women in Indonesia. She founded the first school for women in Dutch East Indies. She was acknowledged as a National Hero by the Indonesian government in 1966.
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[edit] Biography
Dewi Sartika was born into a Sundanese patrician, R. Rangga Somanegara and R. A. Rajapermas in Cicalengka, on 4 December 1884.[1][2] As a child, after school she often pretended to be a teacher while playing with her friends.[1][3] After her father died, she lived with her uncle. She got education of Sundanese culture from her uncle. Also she got Western culture from a wife of resident assistant.[4] In 1899, she moved to Bandung.[3]
On 16 January 1904, she founded a school named Sekolah Isteri at Bandung Regency's Pendopo and later moved to Jalan Ciguriang and the school name changed to Sekolah Kaoetamaan Isteri (Wife Eminency School) in 1910.[5][6] In 1912, there are nine Sekolah Kaoetamaan Isteri in cities or regencies in West Java (half of the cities and regencies), and in 1920 all of cities and regencies has one school.[4] In September 1929, her school changed its name to Sekolah Raden Dewi.[4]
She died on 11 September 1947 in Cineam, Tasikmalaya while she was evacuating from Bandung due to independence war.[4][7]
[edit] Legacy
Her name Dewi Sartika is known for the street that was the place of her school.[1] She was awarded the Order of Orange-Nassau at the 35th anniversary of Sekolah Kaoetamaan Isteri as a tribute of her service in education.[4][7] On 1 December 1966, she received Heroine of the National Movement title.[6][7]
[edit] Personal life
In 1906, she married to Raden Kanduruhan Agah Suriawinata, a teacher at Sekolah Karang Pamulang.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Aning S. 2005, p. 65
- ^ Agustina 2009, p. 41
- ^ a b Sudarmanto 2007, p. 154
- ^ a b c d e f Agustina 2009, p. 42
- ^ Aning S. 2005, pp. 65-66
- ^ a b "Dewi Pendidikan dari Cicalengka". tokohindonesia.com. http://www.tokohindonesia.com/biografi/article/295-pahlawan/657-dewi-pendidikan-dari-cicalengka. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ a b c Aning S. 2005, p. 66
[edit] Bibliography
- Agustina, Fenita (2009) (in Indonesian). 100 Great Women: Suara Perempuan yang Menginspirasi Dunia [100 Great Women: Women's Voices that Inspired the World]. Yogyakarta: Jogja Bangkit Publisher. ISBN 9786028620284. http://books.google.com/books?id=ijQ4vFcdpjAC.
- Aning S., Floriberta (2005) (in Indonesian). 100 Tokoh yang Mengubah Indonesia: Biografi Singkat Seratus Tokoh Paling Berpengaruh dalam Sejarah Indonesia di Abad 20 [100 People Who Changed Indonesia: Brief Biographies of 100 Most Influential People in Indonesia History in 20th Century]. Yogyakarta: Narasi. ISBN 9789797564759. http://books.google.com/books?id=7jm2v03OKRYC.
- Sudarmanto, J.B. (2007) (in Indonesian). Jejak-Jejak Pahlawan: Perekat Kesatuan Bangsa Indonesia. Jakarta: Grasindo. ISBN 9789797597160. http://books.google.com/books?id=a53K2ngY_Y8C.
