Caged, Raped And Maimed: Dehumanisation of Sarah Baartman, Black Lady With Large Labia

    She died of Syphilis in 1815 at the age of 26 after being sexually assaulted multiple times. Her captors were not done yet. They dissected her remains and put that on display in a museum in Paris. Her dissected remains was finally released after a campaign, taken back  to Africa, and laid to rest in 2002. She left alive but returned in piecemeal.     The story of Sarah Baartman of South Africa who had an unusual long backside. Sarah Baartman, also known as Saartjie Baartman, was a…

Read More