Siti Munjiyah
Indonesian women's movement activist (1896–1955)
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Siti Munjiyah (Ejaan Van Ophuijsen: Sitti Moendjijah, 1896–1955) was an Indonesian figure of the women's movement and the chair of the Aisyiyah central leadership council. She participated in the First Indonesian Women's Congress.
Siti Munjiyah | |
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| Born | 1896 Kauman village, Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 1955 (aged 58–59) Tasikmalaya, West Java Province, Indonesia |
| Education | Madrasah diniyah |
| Organization | Aisyiyah |
Biography
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Munjiyah was born in 1896 in Kauman village, Yogyakarta, Dutch East Indies. She was the sixth child of Raden Haji Lurah Hasjim, a courtier in the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat royal palace complex, and Nyi Hajjah Khadijah. She was the sister of Ulama Bagoes Hadikoesoemo [id].[1] She was a Muslim and was educated at the Madrasah diniyah [id].[2]
Munjiyah participated in the First Indonesian Women's Congress (Indonesian: Kongres Perempuan Indonesia [id]) in 1928.[2] She served as deputy chair of the congress and gave a speech arguing for Indonesian women's emancipation that maintained cultural and religious traditions and was distinct from the women's movements of the West.[1][3]
Munjiyah was the chair of the Aisyiyah central leadership council, an Islamic non-governmental organization dedicated to female empowerment and charitable work, from 1932 to 1936.[4][5][6]
Munjiyah died in 1955 in Tasikmalaya, West Java Province, Indonesia.[4]
In 2021, it was proposed that Munjiyah and Siti Umniyah be appointed as a national heroes.[3]
