Dewi Sartika: A Beacon of Emancipation in the Land of Sunda

Kategori: DUNIA PENDIDIKAN

Penerbit: Admin

Sinopsis:
Rewritten by Dewi Sulistya Wati. Dewi Sartika was not just a teacher—she was a light that pierced the darkness of an era when women were forbidden to dream. In the early 20th century, when the world forced women to only know the kitchen and silence, Dewi Sartika chose a different path: establishing the first school for girls in the Dutch East Indies. From a small room in the back of her house, she ignited the fire of change through basic education for women, teaching reading, writing, sewing, and thinking—simple things that were then considered dangerous to traditional and colonial order. Despite being ridiculed, opposed, and even accused of defying nature, Dewi Sartika was not deterred. She moved with a quiet yet burning strength: expanding her network of schools, involving her husband and family in the struggle, and facing pressure from colonial power. Behind her gentle steps lay extraordinary courage that touched girls from all walks of life—from villages to cities. She not only built schools but also built confidence in women that they deserved to know, deserved to grow, and deserved to choose their own path in life.