Aceh Women's Contribution of Military Affairs During Western Colonialism in Indonesia

摘要

Aceh has a great history of faces and against colonialism in Indonesia, include women's contributions. The women's history clearly shows women's involvement in politics and military affairs. It is also supported by achievements of a number of tough women who entitled to heroes, such as Cut Nyak Dien, Cut Meutia, and Laksamana Keumalahayati. In the historical record, Aceh is well known to have a strong Moslem principle that roots deeply in the vein of its people. It gave impact to the function of religious leaders in progressive government which positions women in important stances. Contribution of the struggle in Acehnese women's behavior and contributions is quite interesting to be thoroughly analyzed through literature study and historical research. In another place in Indonesia like Java Island, most women of contribution are in education and politics. The characteristic of women involvement in the government was political activity and military affair, as a queen and an admiral. The purpose of this research is to reveal the contribution and the manifestation of women's exist in the past time. Women involvement in public affairs oppose the myth that political and military affairs are dominated by male.