Rohana Kudus
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Rohana Kudus was the first female Indonesian journalist, founder of the Sunting Melayu newspaper, and an activist for women's emancipation.

Early life

Rohana was born in village of Koto Gadang, Agam
Agam Regency
Agam is a regency of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 2,232.30 km² and a population of approximately 419,800 people. The capital is Lubuk Basung....

 the hinterland of West Sumatra
West Sumatra
West Sumatra is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island Sumatra. It borders the provinces of North Sumatra to the north, Riau and Jambi to the east, and Bengkulu to the southeast. It includes the Mentawai Islands off the coast...

. Her father Mohammad Rasjad Maharaja Soetan was an advisor to the Sultan of Deli. Rohana was the Sutan Sjahrir
Sutan Sjahrir
Sutan Sjahrir , an avant garde and idealistic Indonesian intellectual, was a revolutionary independence leader...

's old sister and also Agus Salim
Agus Salim
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's cousin. Rohana was clever, even though she did not receive formal education. When 24 years old, Rohana got married with Abdul Kudus, the notary and activist. Abdul Kudus always supported Rohana's activity and helpful to people developing.

Woman Spirit

Rohana has spirit to developed education in Koto Gadang. On February 11, 1911 she built the handicraft school specialized for girls, the name was Sekolah Kerajinan Amal Setia. Rohana was the multi-talent woman, she has many skills, such as writing. A year after she created the school, she printed the Malay woman newspaper, Sunting Melayu. To operated newspaper, Rohana as head of editor and assisted by Zubaidah Ratna Djuwita.

External links

http://pwi.or.id/index.php/Pressedia/S-dari-Ensiklopedia-Pers-Indonesia-EPI.html Profil di PWI http://www.cimbuak.net/content/view/1225/46/ Artikel http://www.gatra.com/2008-02-18/artikel.php?id=11237 Artikel
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