Kartini: The Letters That Opened a Nation's Mind

Confined by tradition behind the walls of a regent's house in Jepara, Raden Ajeng Kartini taught herself Dutch, devoured books, and poured her longing for girls' education into letters that would shake an empire's conscience. She died at twenty-five, days after giving birth — but her letters, published as 'Out of Darkness, Into Light', lit a path Indonesian women still walk. Her birthday is now a national celebration. This is her story.