I don't believe in Kartini and I wonder why people think Kartini is a hero of Indonesian woman's emancipation. But I do celebrate April 21st in every single year because at that day, which is today, is my mom's birthday. All of my confusion completed by the needs of wearing national costume in schools, and still I do not get the idea.
Now I have to deal with the reality to explain to my son who Kartini is. I simply said "She is an expressive woman who bravely uttered what was in her mind. Not much people are able to do that, now and then."
Happy Kartini, anyway ... and happy birthday, mom!
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