Darkness

THAT day I saw a woman wearing the headscarf sitting at work by a microscope in a laboratory. It reminded me of Kartini.

In her letter of 15 August 1902, Kartini included a short verse:

Door nacht tot licht
Door storm tot rust
Door strijd tot eer
Door leed tot lust

Many people have misquoted or misinterpreted these lines. The first collection of Kartini’s letters was published in 1911 as Door Duisternis Tot Licht (Through Darkness to Li

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