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Kartini Schools, named for the Javanese
women's rights Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...
advocate
Raden Ajeng Kartini ''Raden Adjeng'' Kartini (21 April 1879 – 17 September 1904), also known as '' Raden Ayu'' Kartini, was a prominent Indonesian activist who advocated for women's rights and female education. She was born into an aristocratic Javanese fa ...
(Lady Kartini), were opened to educate indigenous girls in the
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Dutch Ethical Policy The Dutch Ethical Policy ( nl, Ethische Politiek) was the official policy of the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) during the four decades from 1901 until the Japanese occupation of 1942. In 1901, the Dutch Q ...
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The first Kartini School was opened in
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in 1907. It was supported by Governor General Abendanon and
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. Additional Kartini Schools were opened in
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. The schools served indigenous students who had already received a primary education.Introduction
Letters of a Javanese Princess by Kartini (Raden Adjeng) Efforts to create opportunities for upper-class Javanese women struggled against opposition from Conservative Dutch officials and the Javanese regent class (
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s). The Dutch language boarding schools were staffed by women.Women in the Netherlands East Indies. Part 2
The Kartini-schools for Girls: The Archive of the Kartini Fund, 1912-1960,
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, The Hague


Curriculum

The curriculum included:Women in the Netherlands East Indies. Part 2: The Kartini-schools for Girls
The Archive of the Kartini Fund, 1912-1960 National Archives of the Netherlands, The Hague * Continuing Dutch language instruction * Javanese language and literature * geography and history * drawing and aesthetics * home economics and gardening * arithmetic and simple bookkeeping * practical and fine needlework * principles of hygiene and first aid * principles of education * singing and principles of musical theory


See also

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Dutch Ethical Policy The Dutch Ethical Policy ( nl, Ethische Politiek) was the official policy of the colonial government of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) during the four decades from 1901 until the Japanese occupation of 1942. In 1901, the Dutch Q ...


References

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