Kartini, Family and Friends
Kartini enjoyed close relationships with a number of people, despite her social confinement: with pen-pal Stella Zeehandelaar in Holland, Jacques Abendanon, a Dutch East Indies official and his wife Rosa, and Marie Ovink-Sour, wife of the Jepara assistant resident.
April 23, 2013
Bonds that Bind
The ad appeared in the business section of De Hollandsche Lelie weekly: A young, educated Javanese woman would like to correspond with readers in Holland who would like to exchange ideas with her."
The publication was known to campaign for women's rights, so not surprisingly, the ad was answered by Estella Helena Zeehandelaar, 24, a feminist in Amsterdam, who worked at the post and telegram office. Stella campaigned for the protection
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