 |  | | | The Hottentot Venus | Wednesday 27 February 2002 | | |
In 1810, a young Khoisan woman was lured from her home in Cape Town onto a ship bound for England. She was promised that in Europe she would find her fame and fortune.
The promised riches did not materialise. Instead she spent the last few short years of her life on public display as a sexual freak and an example of the inferiority of African races. Until 1976 her remains were still an exhibit at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
Now the remains of the young woman, known variously as Saartjie Baartmann or the 'Hottentot Venus' are finally going home to her native South Africa. Jenni hears from historian, Yvette Abrams, and poet Diana Ferrus what this means to the people who have been fighting for her return.
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