Sarah Baartman
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 209 years ago |
| Date of died | December 29,1815 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Buried | August 9, 2002 |
| Job | Slave |
| Other name | Hottentot Venus, Saartjie Baartman |
| Born | Camdeboo Local Municipality |
| South Africa | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1789 |
| Rest place | Hankey |
| Eastern Cape | |
| South Africa | |
| Full name | Saartjie Baartman |
| Nationality | South African |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 551355 |
Sarah Baartman Life story
Sarah Baartman, also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje, or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name which was later attributed to at least one other woman similarly exhibited.
The Life of Sarah Baartman
- The Ongoing Debate About Sarah
An interesting fact about Sarah Baartman is that her body was used to promote the idea of racial superiority.She was seen as an exotic.primitive creature.and her body was presented in a way that served to reinforce the idea of Western civilization as superior to other cultures.Despite this.Sarah Baartman had a legacy that continues to inspire and empower people today.
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