Rasuna Said, the “Lioness of the Indonesian Independence”, was born September 14, 1910.

An unflagging fighter for women’s rights and Indonesian independence. Said is considered one of the country’s great heroes. 

Rasuna Said
From Indonesia’s 2021 Heroes of Indonesia set

Rasuna Said is one of the few Indonesian women accorded the status of National Hero. Born in Maninjau, West Sumatra, in 1910, Rasuna is honoured for her contribution to the nationalist movement in the years leading up to Indonesia’s independence and for the official roles she undertook once independence had been achieved. Often referred to as Singa Betina (lioness) or Srikandi (warrior princess), an epitaph reportedly given to her by Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, Rasuna is regarded as the embodiment of a female fighting spirit.  She is identified strongly with the Minangkabau ethnic group, from which she and many other nationalist leaders came, a people known for their combative nature and deep sense of Islamic piety.

White, Sally. “Rasuna Said: Lioness of the Indonesian Independence Movement.” Women in Southeast Asian Nationalist Movements, edited by Susan Blackburn and Helen Ting, NUS Press, 2013, pp. 98–123. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv1g3.9. Accessed 13 Sept. 2025.
This article offers a deep dive into Rasuna Said’s life. With grateful thanks to JSTOR for making this available. 

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