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Antoinette Wailan Weënas (25 November 19019 March 1991), better known by her birth name Antoinette Wailan Waroh, was an Indonesian politician who became the only female parliament member in the Provisional Representative Body of East Indonesia.


Early life

Waroh was born on 25 November 1901 in Airmendidih (old spelling) in
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. She graduated from the school by the age of 16, and continued her studies at the Teacher's School in Ambon.


Career

After she graduated from the school, she worked as a teacher in the ''Hollandsch-Inlandsche School'' in Airmendidih. She moved to
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in 1921, and became a teacher in the ''Meisjes Normaalschool'' of Manado. In 1934, she was promoted and became the vice principal of the school, and in 1935, she was employed to the government at the Women Education Bureau in the Manado Residency. She resigned as an employee in 1939, and moved to
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. She worked again as a teacher at the ''Meisjes Normaalschool'' in Blitar, Makassar. In 1942, she was promoted and became the headmaster of the school. She moved again to Makassar and worked as a teacher in the General Elementary School and the Female Teacher's School. She only worked in there for several years, and in 1947 she began to work in the government of the newly formed
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. She became the school inspector and the inspector for female education of East Indonesia. A few months later, Waroh was promoted as the Head of the Education Bureau of East Indonesia.


Parliamentary career

On 10 December 1947, Waroh was elected as a member of the Provisional Representative Body of East Indonesia from the National Fraction, making her the first and only female member of the representative body. Waroh was reported to have criticized the members of the parliament for failing to make a binding resolution regarding the dissolution of the
cabinet of the State of East Indonesia The Cabinet of the State of East Indonesia () served as the central government apparatus of the State of East Indonesia (), headed by a prime minister who were appointed by the head of state. During the three-year lifetime of the state between 24 ...
. After the formation of the People's Representative Council of the United States of Indonesia, Waroh became a member of the council on 20 March 1950, representing East Indonesia. After the council was dissolved, she retained this position, and became the member of the Provisional People's Representative Council from the Democratic fraction. She withdrew from the fraction on 1 May 1954, and since then, she has been independent. During the
1955 Indonesian Constitutional Assembly election Elections were held in Indonesia on 15 December 1955 to elect all 514 members of the Constitutional Assembly. The Provisional Constitution of 1950 had provided for the establishment of an elected body to draw up a permanent constitution followin ...
, Waroh was nominated as the member for the
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for the
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,
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, and the Central and
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constituency for the National People's Party. She did not win the election, and her party only obtained one seat in the Constitutional Assembly.


Later life and death

After her term in the council ended, Waroh participated in women organizations, such as KOWANI ( Indonesian Women's Congress) and PIKAT (Love of His Mother to Her Children) organization. In 1972, Waroh became the chairwoman of PIKAT. By the people in her hometown, Waroh was nicknamed ''Oma Parlemen'' (Grandma Parliament). Waroh died on 9 March 1991 in Airmadidi. She was buried in the Lower Airmadidi Public Cemetery on 11 March 1991.


Personal life

Waroh was married to Eldad Weënas in 1926 and they were divorced in 1938. The marriage resulted in one child, named Teddy Weënas.


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