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KD 4.1.2 BIOGRAPHY TEXT (WRITING)

Name : Putri Lisyasari Class : X MIPA 2 Date : September 09, 2021

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Facts about Sanusi Pane

Pane was born in Muara Sipongi, Tanapuli, Dutch East Indies, on 14 November 1905 to a Muslim Family

He began his education in two primary schools in Sibolga, before he continued to middle school, first in
Padang, then in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta)

While Pane was in Jakarta, he published his first poem, “Tanah Air” (“Homeland”), in the magazine Jung
Soematra

After he graduated in 1992, he attended the Gunung Sari Teachers’ College until 1925; upon graduation, he
taught at the college for several years and took a year to study law

Task 1. Write a short biography about a famous people

- His/her birth
- His/her education
- His/her work/dedication
- His/her relationship

Facts about RA Kartini

RA Kartini was born on April 21, 1879 in Jepara, Central Java. RA Kartini was born in the
middle of a Javanese noble family. This is the reason why he got the title of RA which stands for
Raden Ajeng. However, after marriage, in accordance with Javanese traditional guidance, which
stands for the RA title, she changed to Raden Ayu. RA Kartini attended ELS (Europese Lagere
School) until she was 12 years old. It was during this school period that he learned Dutch. In short,
the school period was due to the fact that at the age of 15, RA Kartini had to stay at home because she
had been secluded.

RA Kartini is very good at Dutch. He began to learn to write letters to friends from the
Netherlands, one of whom was Rosa Abendanon, who was very supportive of RA Kartini. Starting to
study correspondence, RA Kartini was interested in the mindset of European women. He learned
about it through newspapers, magazines and books. Then he began to have a desire to advance
Indonesian women whose social status was still low at that time.
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12 November 1903, when RA Kartini was 24 years old, she was asked to marry the Regent of
Rembang at that time, namely K.R.M Adipati Ario Singgih Djojo Adhiningrat. RA Kartini's husband
already has three wives. From his marriage to KRM Adipati Ario Singgih Djojo Adhiningrat, RA
Kartini was blessed with a son named RM Soesalit Djojoadhiningrat who was born on September 13,
1904. Unfortunately, four days after RA Kartini gave birth, at the age of 25 years old, RA Kartini died
and she was buried in Bulu Village, Rembang. Right in 1912, the Kartini Foundation in Semarang
established a women's school called Sekolah Kartini. The school was founded by the Van Deventer
family who were leaders in Ethical Politics at the time. The construction of these schools then
continued in Yogyakarta, Malang, Madiun, Cirebon, and various other areas.

After the death of RA Kartini, a Dutch man named J.H. Abendanon, who at that time served as
Minister of Culture, Religion, and Crafts of the Dutch East Indies, collected letters written by RA
Kartini when she was active in correspondence with her European friends at that time.

From there the beginning of the compilation of a book whose original title was "Door
Duisternis tot Licht" and later translated as "From Darkness to Light", then published in 1911.