maria august april better known married indonesian women rights activist politician indonesian woman receive degree law female indonesian cabinet member daughter politician interested women rights seeing numerous youth despite pressure doctor graduated degree law netherlands involved indonesian nationalist movement returning dutch_east_indies began teaching working marriage reform member indonesian independence later social minister march june term continued work government capacities chosen cabinet post activities paved way female cabinet members including received awards indonesian government activities biography early life activism born dutch east indies august wife youngest children spent childhood father served regent day ill aunt came looking help receiving letter husband aunt returned home died long later described incident inspiring work women rights elementary school father sent modern day live dutch family completed middle schooling observed women issues women devastated husbands took second wives divorced cause despite father wanting doctor insisted going law went netherlands father studies enrolled graduated master laws degree indonesian woman earn law degree studies involved indonesian nationalist movement leaders including returned took teaching job run teacher college refusing position colonial government teaching continued active nationalist movement helping establish news agency february married year led congress dealing marriage reform better protect rights women reforms passed worked promote women literacy groups women came study invited learn read marriage rights child government work japanese occupied indonesia left work teacher found employment legal assistant later country minister justice japanese preparing withdraw indies proclamation independence member indonesian independence march female cabinet member selected services minister second cabinet working quickly efficiently found organising return japanese run camps kept cabinet dissolved june refused term social minister instead chose work head prime minister kept position cabinet operation dutch led offensive city december husband killed outside committee tasked preparing marriage bill keeping spirit modern times 1950s kept busy numerous social works served head indonesia film censorship bureau position held reluctantly served head married time figure january couple separated imprisoned political activities able 1960s continued politically active serving adopted child final years lived obituary tempo magazine reported pension barely day day expenses died april treated month buried legacy wrote selection social minister important reasons firstly selection showed government truly respected women contributions nationalist movement secondly way indonesian people committed needs people having woman deal women issues women held government positions second female indonesian minister served minister labour female president indonesia received awards indonesian government including level medal great work medal memory freedom fighting class star indonesia highest award civilians
Maria Ulfah Santoso