Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Saartjie Baartman
Standard Name: Baartman, Saartjie
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1810: Saartjie Baartman, later known as the Hottentot...
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1810
Saartjie Baartman
, later known as the Hottentot Venus, sailed from Cape Town in South Africa for London, where she had been led to believe she could make her fortune by exhibiting herself.