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The citizenship of Indonesian Women encompasses three affiliated issues: membership of a political community, the rights and obligations associated with that membership, and participation by those members in the life of that polity (Blackburn, 1). These three issues are discussed in relation to Indonesian women’s experience in the twentieth century. The membership of Indonesian Women in society has been a struggle to define because the state has been reluctant to deal with women on an individual basis. It is believed that personal and family laws should be left to religious courts. Also, gender roles implemented on women limit them in the opportunities that they can acquire and they are responsible to fulfill their duties as citizens while obtaining few rights. In addition, political participation has been severely limited for women because of their gender and lack of education. Despit