The trilogy of Rara Mendut, Genduk Duku, and Lusi Lindri by Mangunwijaya is a very interesting literary work. The trilogy is set in the Javanese kingdom, Islamic Mataram, in the seventeenth century Indonesia and all the main characters are women. This trilogy definitely uses the "Historical Novel" label in its publication. Historical novels are novels that are able to bring the past to life so that readers can feel close; as if experiencing the real events. Historical novels not only provide knowledge but also, however subjective, concrete experience of the characters’ feelings, spirit, thoughts and motives. This study analyzed the representation of the seventeenth century Javanese women in Mangunwijaya's trilogy. The female characters studied are the main characters and the supporting characters.  The approach used in analyzing the female characters in this trilogy is the feminism approach. The results showed that the seventeenth century Javanese women depicted in this trilogy consist of two different women. The main characters in this trilogy—Rara Mendut, Genduk Duku and Lusi Lindri—are portrayed as strong, tough, free, expressive and independent women, while the female supporting characters in the trilogy are portrayed according to traditional stereotypes of women, that are faithful, docile, and modest.