Kartini in her historical context

First ladies in the twentieth century were Dutch, with no Asian background. [...]she had to be sufficiently confident to appear in mixed European company, to be familiar with Dutch manners, and able to converse in Dutch on topics of interest to her Dutch company. [...]Kartini attended a ball in Sema...

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Published in:Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde land- en volkenkunde, 1989-01, Vol.145 (2), p.295-307
Main Author: Taylor, Jean Gelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arias
Children
Civil service
Dutch language
Education
Essays
Fathers
Feminism
Husbands
Indonesian literature
Language history
Leadership
Memoirs
Polygamy
Sons
Toer, Pramoedya Ananta (1925-2006)
Wives
Women
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Summary:First ladies in the twentieth century were Dutch, with no Asian background. [...]she had to be sufficiently confident to appear in mixed European company, to be familiar with Dutch manners, and able to converse in Dutch on topics of interest to her Dutch company. [...]Kartini attended a ball in Semarang to mark the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, but she was powerles to prevent Kardinah or herself from being given in marriage to men who were polygamous. Because Kartini was confined to the domestic sphere and saw and personally suffered the evils of polygamy, she made polygamy her chief target.
ISSN:0006-2294
2213-4379
0006-2294
DOI:10.1163/22134379-90003256