Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today we honor Saartjie, or Sarah Baartman, a woman whose body was exploited in life and death.

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***CREDITS***


Mortician: Caitlin Doughty
Writing & Research: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1)
Editor & Graphics: Landis Blair (@landisblair)

**LEARN MORE**
Documentary on Sara Baartman
youtube.com/watch?v=PnSxMdRQPss

“The Significance of Sarah Baartman”
bbc.com/news/magazine-35240987

“Coming Home”
theguardian.com/education/2002/feb/21/internationaleducationnews.highereducation

“To Know a Hottentot Venus: Feminist Epistemology and the Artworks Surrounding Sarah Baartman”
scribd.com/document/78993700/To-Know-A-Hottentot-Venus-Feminist-Epistemology-and-the-Artworks-Surrounding-Sarah-Baartman

“The Story of Sarah Baartman by Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere”
youtube.com/watch?v=UgT1ctCuyyM

Representation and Black Womanhood: The Legacy of Sarah Baartman
Edited by Natasha Gordon-Chipembere. Palsgrave Macmillan, 2016.