Dewi Sartika (4 December 188411 September 1947) was an advocate for and pioneer of education for women in Indonesia. She founded the first school for women in the Dutch East Indies. She was honoured as a

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in 1966.

Biography

Dewi Sartika was born to Sundanese noble parents, R. Rangga Somanagara and R. A. Rajapermas in Cicalengka on 4 December 1884. As a child, after school she often pretended to be a teacher while playing with her friends. After her father died, she lived with her uncle. She received an education in Sundanese culture while under his care, while her knowledge of Western culture was passed on to her from the wife of a resident assistant. In 1899, she moved to

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. On 16 January 1904, she founded a school named Sakola Istri at a corner of Bandung Regency's Pendopo (Paseban Kulon) which later was relocated to Jalan Ciguriang and the school name changed to Sakola Kaoetamaan Isteri (School of Excellence for Women) in 1910. In 1912, there were 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 had one school. In September 1929, this school changed its name to Sakola Raden Dewi. She died on 11 September 1947 at Cineam, Tasikmalaya while she was evacuating from Bandung due to the independence war. The family member of Dewi Sartika initiated to move her grave from Cineam to Makam Para Boepati Bandung at Jl.Karang Anyar, Bandung.

Legacy

Her name Dewi Sartika is known as the street that was the place of her school, as well as used in various cities in Indonesia. She was awarded the

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at the 35th anniversary of Sekolah Kaoetamaan Isteri as a tribute to her service in education. On 1 December 1966, she received the Heroine of the National Movement title.

Personal life

In 1906, she married Raden Kanduruan Agah Soeriawinata, a teacher at Sakola Karang Pamulang (school for ones who want to be a teacher) .

Tribute

On 4 December 2016,

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celebrated her 132nd birthday with a

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