Keumalahayati

Long before the world acknowledged feminism and gender equality, the archipelago had already witnessed the rise of a powerful female leader—Keumalahayati, the first female admiral in history. While Europe hailed figures like Simone de Beauvoir, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Mary Astell as pioneers of women's rights, Keumalahayati had already commanded naval forces, leading thousands of warriors to defend her homeland against colonial invaders.

Educated in the elite military academy Ma'had Baitul ...