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In Indonesia, the legacy of Raden Ajeng Kartini (18791904) is celebrated on Kartini Day, 21 April, every year. Around the world Kartini is recognised as a major figure in the history of the advancement of women: a tireless and effective advocate of women's education and emancipation. However, this is the first complete and unexpurgated collection o

Kartini's pioneering work for the freedom and education of women has made her an Indonesian national hero. The letters to a European contemporary are amongst the most powerful of her surviving correspondence.