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20: 269: 303:, the state publishing house. (She had long had an interest in staged drama, and had put on plays with a cast of schoolchildren in Sumatra in the 1930s.) It remained for several decades a rare example of a published play written by an Indonesian woman. Its plot revolved around 276:
Although she had been writing for two decades, it was only in 1940 that her works were published in book form. Unlike male Indonesian writers who had been publishing books since the 1910s, almost no Indonesian woman writer was published until this time, except for
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For the next several decades she became deeply involved in Indies journalism and acted as editor and writer in a wide variety of publications. In 1925 she became an assistant editor at the weekly magazine
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Djalan pengadjaran (leergang) menoeroet "Widoeri": bagaimana memoelai peladjaran mendjahit dan beroemah-tangga pada perempoean kampoeng diloear tanah Djawa
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Catalogus der Koloniale Bibliotheek van het Kon. Instituut voor de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Ned. Indië en het Indisch Genootschap - Suppl. 4
313:(Indonesian: The garden of diversions), a short story collection of sentimental and optimistic love stories, in 1941. She printed short stories in 203: 1409: 225: 1414: 1389: 1369: 950: 486: 1429: 261: 159:. According to a retrospective she wrote in the 1930s, the magazine was initially met with strong hostility by conservative elements in 1384: 239:
in 1930, a position she would hold until the end of Dutch rule in 1943, and which eventually became a supplement to the aforementioned
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after independence. She was one of only a handful of Indonesian women authors to be published during the colonial period, alongside
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was aimed at women readers and Alim's articles touched on matters of education and running a family. She also became editor of
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society, although she admitted that attitudes towards women and girls' education did shift in the years since. Even
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Analisis struktur cerita pendek, 1935-1939 : studi kasus majalah Panji Pustaka, Panji Islam, dan Pujangga Baru
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De inheemsche vrouwenbeweging in Nederlandsch-Indië en het aandeel daarin van het inheemsche meisje
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and a few others. She is known primarily for her journalism, her collection of short stories
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The lontar anthology of Indonesian short stories short fiction from the twentieth century (
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The Lontar anthology of Indonesian short stories: short fiction from the twentieth century
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who had published in the 1930s. In 1940 Saadah published one of her best-known works,
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in 1918. That year she launched a progressive monthly magazine aimed at women titled
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Inventing the performing arts : modernity and tradition in colonial Indonesia
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for a time as well. In 1920 she married her husband Alim Sultan Maharaja Besar.
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Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
1167: 217:. In the 1930s she also wrote for a Dutch language monthly magazine called 84: 1322: 1291: 1198: 1105: 1002: 1260: 1229: 1136: 365: 98: 466: 425:(translation of a Dutch-language work by F. A. Volkers-Schippers, 1939) 324: 194: 156: 131:(Women's voice), which she herself edited and which contained a mix of 19: 746:
Alim, Saadah (1936). "MINANGKABAU, EENIGE GREPEN UIT DE SAMENLEVING".
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Kedudukan perempuan dalam tiga novel Indonesia modern tahun 1970-an
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The Lontar anthology of Indonesian drama (Lontar Foundation, 2010)
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Marga hendak tegak sendiri: tjeritera untuk gadis-gadis déwasa
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Marga hendak tegak sendiri: tjeritera untuk gadis-gadis déwasa
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journalist who himself published a newspaper aimed at women (
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Subardini, Ni Nyoman; Widodo, Djati; Hakim, Zaenal (2007).
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Taman penghiboer hati ; beberapa tjeritera pergaoelan
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Overzicht van de Inlandsche en Maleisisch-Chineesche Pers
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and Dutch language content. Among its themes were the
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Taman penghibur hati: beberapa tjeritera pergaulan.
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Netherlands: Landsdrukkerij. 1932. 338:In 1951 she sued the Indonesian film company ( 600:Indonesian women : the journey continues 410:(Balai Pustaka, 1941, short story collection) 840: 838: 836: 834: 1420:Indonesian women dramatists and playwrights 943: 254: 230: 218: 117:Saadah became a primary schoolteacher in a 92: 1070:"Schadevergoeding geeist van Voorlichting" 981: 193:, which focused on teaching the making of 16:Indonesian writer, educator and journalist 1425:20th-century Indonesian women journalists 831: 741: 739: 632: 630: 628: 589: 587: 585: 1324:The Lontar anthology of Indonesian drama 977: 975: 267: 18: 1380:20th-century Indonesian women educators 997: 995: 1410:Journalists from the Dutch East Indies 1352: 797: 795: 736: 625: 582: 558: 556: 554: 552: 550: 548: 223:, a supplement to the daily newspaper 213:, a newly-launched daily published by 1415:Indonesian dramatists and playwrights 1390:20th-century Dutch East Indies people 1370:20th-century Indonesian women writers 972: 924: 899: 874: 546: 544: 542: 540: 538: 536: 534: 532: 530: 528: 502:English translations of Saadah's work 494:Zuleika Menyingsingkan Lengan Bajunya 992: 745: 352:, which was parly based on her play 1430:20th-century Indonesian journalists 792: 13: 525: 91:on June 9, 1897. She studied in a 14: 1441: 1385:20th-century Indonesian educators 383: 378: 295:(Indonesian: her retaliation), a 726:"Nederlandsch-Indië. Uit Padang" 690:"De Inlandsche vrouwen-beweging" 371:She died on August 18, 1968, in 368:was withdrawing from Indonesia. 1315: 1284: 1253: 1222: 1191: 1160: 1129: 1098: 1080: 1074:Indische courant voor Nederland 1062: 1056:Indische courant voor Nederland 1044: 1026: 982:Muller, W. C.; Rouffaer, G. P. 918: 893: 868: 813: 774: 756: 708:"DE INLANDSCHE VROUWENBEWEGING" 414: 165:Mahyuddin Datuk Sutan Maharadja 1405:20th-century Dutch journalists 718: 700: 682: 666: 648: 1: 875:Cohen, Matthew Isaac (2016). 749:Indisch vrouwen jaarboek 1936 568:Ensiklopedia Sastra Indonesia 518: 70: 56:(1941), and her comedic play 927:Modern Indonesian literature 902:Modern Indonesian literature 827:(in Dutch): 557. 1931-03-26. 85:Sumatra's Westkust Residency 65: 7: 1004:Pengalaman Huckleberry Finn 752:(in Dutch). pp. 85–91. 462:Pengalaman Huckleberry Finn 430:Angin Timur dan Angin Barat 10: 1446: 597:; Bianpoen, Carla (2000). 112: 299:-style comedic play, at 256:Het Dagblad Volks Editie 177:) was a vocal critic of 1262:Rahasia bilik berkuntji 1110:(in Indonesian). 1940. 1094:(in Dutch). 1951-06-25. 1076:(in Dutch). 1951-06-27. 1058:(in Dutch). 1951-06-25. 1040:(in Dutch). 1951-06-26. 788:(in Dutch). 1920-08-19. 770:(in Dutch). 1919-04-22. 732:(in Dutch). 1918-08-05. 714:(in Dutch). 1918-08-08. 696:(in Dutch). 1918-08-16. 662:(in Dutch). 1920-02-06. 644:(in Dutch). 1921-12-20. 609:2027/mdp.39015053108489 564:"Artikel "Saadah Alim"" 346:) for releasing a film 307:. She followed it with 287:Soewarsih Djojopoespito 75:Saadah was born into a 48:Soewarsih Djojopoespito 493: 482:Rahasia Bilik Terkunci 481: 473: 461: 449: 441: 429: 421: 406: 390: 360: 354: 348: 344:Perusahaan Film Negara 343: 309: 291: 273: 272:Saadah Alim circa 1968 255: 249: 231: 219: 190:Kaoetamaan Istrischool 189: 179: 137:spread of modern ideas 127: 93: 58: 52: 24: 1342:– via WorldCat. 1311:– via WorldCat. 1280:– via WorldCat. 1249:– via WorldCat. 1231:Menghadapi hidup baru 1218:– via WorldCat. 1187:– via WorldCat. 1156:– via WorldCat. 1125:– via WorldCat. 1022:– via WorldCat. 595:Oey-Gardiner, Mayling 474:Menghadapi Hidup Baru 271: 259:, a paper put out by 22: 1375:Indonesian educators 329:East Wind: West Wind 310:Taman Penghibur Hati 279:Fatimah Hasan Delais 207:and then in 1926 at 53:Taman Penghibur Hati 40:Fatimah Hasan Delais 807:De Indische courant 450:Jacob si Luruh Hati 247:'s weekly magazine 1400:Minangkabau people 1395:People from Padang 1172:(in Malay). 1938. 925:Teeuw, A. 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Index


Dutch East Indies
Indonesia
Fatimah Hasan Delais
Sariamin Ismail
Soewarsih Djojopoespito
Minangkabau
Padang
Sumatra's Westkust Residency
Dutch East Indies
Bukittinggi
Bandung
Java
Dutch language
Padang
Malay
spread of modern ideas
Polygamy
Mohammad Hatta
Bahder Djohan
Mohammad Yamin
Adi Negoro
Minangkabau
Mahyuddin Datuk Sutan Maharadja
Malay language
Soenting Melajoe
Padang Panjang
handicrafts
Bintang Hindia
Bintang Timur

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