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.
McGreal, Chris. “Homeward bound”. Guardian Weekly, 6 Mar. 2002, p. 26.
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