SITI SAID

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Kartini was a great woman, she is such an Indonesian 'woman hero' especially for me, as a woman. I call her as a hero because she was like struggling to get a movement that time. As the result of her 'fight', woman in Indonesia can get education, able to work and have a same right in many department today. I can't imagine if there was no Kartini and I couldn't get an education and just stay at home, then. That's why we have to appreciate of her 'fighting and struggling'. The appreciation not only shown by remembering her on 21st April or being a carrier woman, like the spread opinion nowadays. There's nothing to remember Kartini's Day without doing anything, remember with no respect, without trying to do and to be what is Kartini struggling for. And there's nonsense to be a carrier woman without think / remember about her position and proportion as a 'woman' in a family. We could respect what we call as emancipation of woman, but we have to think about our fate as woman. There are many Indonesian wife who just think about their work but not about their 'real job' as housewife such a work to take care their children, their house, their family by their selves. I think Kartini would not be pleased to know that most Indonesia children is taken care by a Nanny now. It will be something real to remember Kartini by realizing her wish than remembering but do nothing. Actually there are many people around us who are the 'today’s Kartini' such as our mother, grand mom, aunt, sister and many woman around us. Every people has different opinion in who and what a 'today’s Kartini' is such a like. And it is really difficult to find Kartini nowadays, because maybe there are many Kartini outside or contrary, there are many women that call herself as Kartini but they are not Kartini at all. Furthermore, by seeing the condition recent days, it really possible that the definition of Kartini has changed......(sent by Siti Fatimah: fsiti11@yahoo.com)