Who is Magda Peters from This Earth of Mankind and what is their importance?

Magda Peters is Minke's favorite teacher who supports and defends him throughout the novel. From a teacher, she becomes a friend, even though she is Dutch. Late in the novel, it is revealed she is a liberal who wants the island natives to take a greater part in their own governance. This explains her fondness towards Minke, but it ends up forcing her to leave Java.