Saartjie Baartman is forced by her slave master Cesar to leave her home in South Africa in order to be exhibited in Europe as a human attraction. In London, she is presented as the “Hottentot Venus” to a sensation-hungry audience – humiliated, abused and robbed of her dignity. But her hope for a better life remains unbroken.
Saartjie Baartman is forced by her slave master Cesar to leave her home in South Africa in order to be exhibited in Europe as a human attraction. In London, she is presented as the “Hottentot Venus” to a sensation-hungry audience – humiliated, abused and robbed of her dignity. But her hope for a better life remains unbroken.