
Sarah Baartman: A Life On Show
From Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Published 6/7/2022

From Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Published 6/7/2022
Who was Sarah Baartman? Why was she paraded across Europe as part of a 'freak' show? And why did it take until 2001 for her remains to be repatriated to her birthplace of South Africa?Born around 1770, Sarah, who was derisively named as the 'Hottentot Venus', was publicly examined and exposed…