Dewi sartika biography of mahatma gandhi
Dewi sartika biography of mahatma gandhi
Biography of mahatma gandhi death.
Dewi Sartika
National Hero of Indonesia recipient (1884–1947)
Dewi Sartika (4 December 1884 – 11 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 National Hero of Indonesia in 1966.
Biography
Dewi Sartika [1] was born to Sundanese noble parents, R.
Rangga Somanegara and R. A. Rajapermas in Cicalengka on 4 December 1884.[2][3] As a child, after school she often pretended to be a teacher while playing with her friends.[2][4] 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.[5] In 1899, she moved to Bandung.[4]
On 16 January 1904, she founded a school named Sakola Istri at Bandung Regency's Pendopo which l