Kartini, Dedication to Education
Kartini was born into
an aristocratic Javanese family in a time when Java was still
part of the Dutch. Colony, the Dutch East Indies Kartini's father,
Raden Mas Sosroningrat, became Regency Chief of Jepara, and her mother
was Raden Mas' first wife, but not the most important one. At this
time, polygamy was a common practice among the nobility, She also
wrote the Letters of a Javanese princess
Kartini loved her father deeply although it is clear that her deep affection for him became yet another obstacle to the realization of her ambitions. He was sufficiently progressive to allow his daughters schooling until the age of 12 but at that point, the door to further schooling was firmly closed. In his letters, her father also expressed his affection for Kartini. Eventually, he gave permission for Kartini to study to become a teacher in Batavia (now Jakarta), although previously he had prevented her from continuing her studies in the Netherlands or entering medical school in Batavia.
Kartini's desire to continue her studies in Europe was also expressed in her letters. Several of her pen friends worked on her behalf to support Kartini in this endeavor. And when finally Kartini's ambition was thwarted, many of her friends expressed their disappointment. In the end, her plans to study in the Netherlands were transmuted into plans to journey to Batavia on the advice of Mrs. Abendanon that this would be best for Kartini and her younger sister, Rukmini.
Nevertheless, in 1903 at the age of 24, her plans to study to become a teacher in Batavia came to nothing. In a letter to Mrs. Abendanon, Kartini wrote that the plan had been abandoned because she was going to be married... "In short, I no longer desire to take advantage of this opportunity, because I am to be married..". This was despite the fact that for its part, the Dutch Education Department had finally given permission for Kartini and Rukmini to study in Batavia.
As the wedding approached, Kartini's attitude towards Javanese traditional customs began to change. She became more tolerant. She began to feel that her marriage would bring good fortune for her ambition to develop a school for native women. In her letters, Kartini mentioned that not only did her esteemed husband support her desire to develop the woodcarving industry in Jepara and the school for native women, but she also mentioned that she was going to write a book. Sadly, this ambition was unrealized as a result of her premature death in 1904 at the age of 25.
Source: Wikipedia
Kartini loved her father deeply although it is clear that her deep affection for him became yet another obstacle to the realization of her ambitions. He was sufficiently progressive to allow his daughters schooling until the age of 12 but at that point, the door to further schooling was firmly closed. In his letters, her father also expressed his affection for Kartini. Eventually, he gave permission for Kartini to study to become a teacher in Batavia (now Jakarta), although previously he had prevented her from continuing her studies in the Netherlands or entering medical school in Batavia.
Kartini's desire to continue her studies in Europe was also expressed in her letters. Several of her pen friends worked on her behalf to support Kartini in this endeavor. And when finally Kartini's ambition was thwarted, many of her friends expressed their disappointment. In the end, her plans to study in the Netherlands were transmuted into plans to journey to Batavia on the advice of Mrs. Abendanon that this would be best for Kartini and her younger sister, Rukmini.
Nevertheless, in 1903 at the age of 24, her plans to study to become a teacher in Batavia came to nothing. In a letter to Mrs. Abendanon, Kartini wrote that the plan had been abandoned because she was going to be married... "In short, I no longer desire to take advantage of this opportunity, because I am to be married..". This was despite the fact that for its part, the Dutch Education Department had finally given permission for Kartini and Rukmini to study in Batavia.
As the wedding approached, Kartini's attitude towards Javanese traditional customs began to change. She became more tolerant. She began to feel that her marriage would bring good fortune for her ambition to develop a school for native women. In her letters, Kartini mentioned that not only did her esteemed husband support her desire to develop the woodcarving industry in Jepara and the school for native women, but she also mentioned that she was going to write a book. Sadly, this ambition was unrealized as a result of her premature death in 1904 at the age of 25.
Source: Wikipedia
QUOTES ON MOTHER
A mother is a person who
seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces
she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan
Being a full-time mother
is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field since the payment is pure
love. ~Mildred B. Vermont
The moment a child is
born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman
existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely
new. ~Rajneesh
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