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TAWARIKH:International Journal for Historical Studies, 1(1) 2009adolescence was passed through happily and cheerfully. After graduatingfrom religious education, equaled with Madrasah Ibtidaiyah or IslamicElementary School (Hering, 2003:124), she grew up and moved to livewith her family in Bandung.Inggit Garnasih must have experienced household life in relativelyyoung age. First, she was married with Nataatmadja, an indigenous corporalwho worked in Karesidenan in Bandung (Ramadhan K.H., 1988:29). Thismarriage was lasted in 1910s when Inggit Garnasih was 20 years old.The first marriage did not last for long because it was based on jealousybetween both of them. Inggit Garnasih, then, was married with Haji Sanusi,a rich merchant who was actively involved in Sarekat Islam organizationin Bandung. As wife and the member of SI (Sarekat Islam), Inggit Garnasihhelped her husband’s effort to advance the organization in Bandung. WhenNATICO SI (National Conggress Sarekat Islam) held in Bandung in 1916,for example, Inggit Garnasih involved herself as the head of ConsumptionCommittee to give accommodation service fot well-known SI figures suchas H.O.S. (Haji Oemar Said) Cokroaminoto, Haji Agus Salim, and others(Ramadhan K.H., 1988:31).In 1923, Inggit Garnasih was divorced, but still in a good relationship,with Haji Sanusi, and then she was married with Soekarno alias Koesno,the student of THS (Technische Hoogeschool) in Bandung (Adams, 1965:80).The age of Inggit Garnasih at that time – if his birth year of 1888 was true –was 35 years old, while Soekarno was just 22 years old. They lived at JalanJaksa, Bandung, and as had been written by scholars studying Soekarno’sbiopgraphy, this marriage was lasting for long and they were a harmoniouscouple (Legge, 1985:82).From 1923 to 1943, therefore, was an important period for InggitGarnasih’s life and struggle, and a focus of discussion in this workingpaper. 1 At that time, Inggit Garnasih did not only encourage her husbandto complete his study in THS (ITB, Institut Teknologi Bandung or BandungInstitute of Technology, now), but she was also faithful to accompany herhusband – in happiness and sorrow – in national movement struggle.When her husband was caught, punished and imprisoned (1929-1931) byDutch colonial in Bandung, then he was thrown away to Flores in easternIndonesia (1932-1938) and Bengkulu in southern Sumatera (1938-1942),Inggit Garnasih was very faithful, tough and always accompanied himhappily.1This working paper was presented and discussed in National Seminar on ProposingInggit Garnasih as Indonesia National Hero in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on December22, 2008.73