Sarah Baartman

Sarah Baartman (also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje) (before 1790 – 29 December 1815), was the most well known of at least two South African Khoikhoi women who, due to their large buttocks, were exhibited as freak show attractions in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus—"Hottentot" was the then current name for the Khoi people, now … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Remember Them