Not much article about Maria Walanda Maramis. It’s ironic, because she gave big contribution on the history of women emancipation in this country.
Maria Josephine Chaterine Maramis that well known as Maria Walanda Maramis was born on Kema, small city in North Minahasa Regency on 1 December 1872. Maria is the youngest in her family. Her sister named Antje and her brother, Andries . In coming days, Andries involved on national movement.
When she was 6, her parents died. Her uncle, Rotinsuli take care of her and Antje and moved them to Maumbi. Rotinsulu sent them to school on Sekolah Melayu that equal with Elementary School. In there, the students learn how to read, write and a little of science and history. At that moment, education for girl is very low, because they are expected to get married and take care of her child.
Fortunately, Rotinsulu is one of highly regarded in Maumbi and have lots of friend especially Dutch, so Maria have wide relationship although she only got elementary education. Her close friend is the family of clergyman, Ten Hoeven. He have modern view of education than influent Maria. Then, Maria have a dream for the Minahasa Women progression. It’s related with the condition at that time, in where customs and tradition is the obstacle for the women. Because of their low education, lots of women didn’t know about health, household and take care the child.
When she was 18, she married with Yosephine Frederik Calusung Walanda, a language teacher in HIS Manado. From her husband, she learned more about language and knowledge, like the condition of the society in Sulawesi. On July 1917, Maria founded PIKAT (Percintaan Ibu Kepada Anak Turunannya/ Mom’s Loving to Her Child and Generation) with the support of her husband and friends. The purpose of that organization is to educate women on household matter, like cook, sew, take care of baby, etc.
On Maria’s opinion, women is the pole of family, in where the future of the child on women’s shoulder. So, women should get well education. Maria saw the reality, which lots of girls have skill like nurse, midwife, etc but they could develop their skill because they should be house wife. By her article on Tjahaja Siang daily in Manado, Maria spoke her mind about women.
To the other women in other part, Maria promote them to found the branch of PIKAT. Then, there are branch of PIKAT in Minahasa like in Maumbi, Tondano, Sangirtalaud, Gorontalo, Poso and Motoling. There are also PIKAT’s branch in Java and Kalimantan, on Batavia, Bandung, Bogor, Cimahi, Magelang, Surabaya, Balikpapan, Sangusangu dan Kotaraja. On 2 July 1918 in Manado is founded household school for young women, named Huishound School PIKAT).
Maria was sell cake and handicraft to finance that school. This initiatives makes most of highly regarded person on Manado have contribution for that school. Maria also held drama show Pingkan Mogogumoy, a Minahasa classical story. From her effort, dormitory and school building was successfully found.
Monthly, Maria arranged meeting with the committee of local branch. Like Pandano, Amurang, Airmadidi,and Bolang Mangondow. Maria also implanted nationality on the hearth of women by proposed to wear traditional cloth and speak Indonesia.
On 1932, PIKAT founded Opieiding School Var Vak Onderwijs Zeressen or Sekolah Kejuruan Putri. Maria actively did to make her dream realized, that is women have same rights as man. Maria curtained that women could have high education like man. Beside it, Maria tried in order to women have political rights like have position on Volksraad.
Maria died on 22 April 1924. 45 years later, the government presented her as national heroine.
Maria Josephine Chaterine Maramis that well known as Maria Walanda Maramis was born on Kema, small city in North Minahasa Regency on 1 December 1872. Maria is the youngest in her family. Her sister named Antje and her brother, Andries . In coming days, Andries involved on national movement.
When she was 6, her parents died. Her uncle, Rotinsuli take care of her and Antje and moved them to Maumbi. Rotinsulu sent them to school on Sekolah Melayu that equal with Elementary School. In there, the students learn how to read, write and a little of science and history. At that moment, education for girl is very low, because they are expected to get married and take care of her child.
Fortunately, Rotinsulu is one of highly regarded in Maumbi and have lots of friend especially Dutch, so Maria have wide relationship although she only got elementary education. Her close friend is the family of clergyman, Ten Hoeven. He have modern view of education than influent Maria. Then, Maria have a dream for the Minahasa Women progression. It’s related with the condition at that time, in where customs and tradition is the obstacle for the women. Because of their low education, lots of women didn’t know about health, household and take care the child.
When she was 18, she married with Yosephine Frederik Calusung Walanda, a language teacher in HIS Manado. From her husband, she learned more about language and knowledge, like the condition of the society in Sulawesi. On July 1917, Maria founded PIKAT (Percintaan Ibu Kepada Anak Turunannya/ Mom’s Loving to Her Child and Generation) with the support of her husband and friends. The purpose of that organization is to educate women on household matter, like cook, sew, take care of baby, etc.
On Maria’s opinion, women is the pole of family, in where the future of the child on women’s shoulder. So, women should get well education. Maria saw the reality, which lots of girls have skill like nurse, midwife, etc but they could develop their skill because they should be house wife. By her article on Tjahaja Siang daily in Manado, Maria spoke her mind about women.
To the other women in other part, Maria promote them to found the branch of PIKAT. Then, there are branch of PIKAT in Minahasa like in Maumbi, Tondano, Sangirtalaud, Gorontalo, Poso and Motoling. There are also PIKAT’s branch in Java and Kalimantan, on Batavia, Bandung, Bogor, Cimahi, Magelang, Surabaya, Balikpapan, Sangusangu dan Kotaraja. On 2 July 1918 in Manado is founded household school for young women, named Huishound School PIKAT).
Maria was sell cake and handicraft to finance that school. This initiatives makes most of highly regarded person on Manado have contribution for that school. Maria also held drama show Pingkan Mogogumoy, a Minahasa classical story. From her effort, dormitory and school building was successfully found.
Monthly, Maria arranged meeting with the committee of local branch. Like Pandano, Amurang, Airmadidi,and Bolang Mangondow. Maria also implanted nationality on the hearth of women by proposed to wear traditional cloth and speak Indonesia.
On 1932, PIKAT founded Opieiding School Var Vak Onderwijs Zeressen or Sekolah Kejuruan Putri. Maria actively did to make her dream realized, that is women have same rights as man. Maria curtained that women could have high education like man. Beside it, Maria tried in order to women have political rights like have position on Volksraad.
Maria died on 22 April 1924. 45 years later, the government presented her as national heroine.
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