The Queen Code - In honor of Black History Month... Today we pay our respects to Sarah Baartman whose tragic story reminds us that the exploitation of the Black feminine physique started
![South Africa / Namibia: 'Femme de race Bochismann' (A woman of the Khoikhoi people), Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Georges Cuvier, Paris,1815 - Album alb5529767 South Africa / Namibia: 'Femme de race Bochismann' (A woman of the Khoikhoi people), Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Georges Cuvier, Paris,1815 - Album alb5529767](https://www.album-online.com/photos/prev/MmIwOWM4MA/album_alb5529767.webp)
South Africa / Namibia: 'Femme de race Bochismann' (A woman of the Khoikhoi people), Etienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and Georges Cuvier, Paris,1815 - Album alb5529767
![The Tragic Story Of Sarah Baartman And The Enduring Objectification Of Black Women | by Natasha Mwansa | The Establishment | Medium The Tragic Story Of Sarah Baartman And The Enduring Objectification Of Black Women | by Natasha Mwansa | The Establishment | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:4226/1*gB1eTC2-OZyXxkZmzh7-Ww.jpeg)
The Tragic Story Of Sarah Baartman And The Enduring Objectification Of Black Women | by Natasha Mwansa | The Establishment | Medium
![Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | Salon.com Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | Salon.com](https://mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/https://media2.salon.com/2021/08/venus-hottentote-0806211.jpg)
Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | Salon.com
![How Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | FIU News - Florida International University How Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | FIU News - Florida International University](https://res.cloudinary.com/digicomm/image/upload/t_metadata/news-magazine/2021/_assets/rashley-conversation.jpg)
How Sarah Baartman's hips went from a symbol of exploitation to a source of empowerment for Black women | FIU News - Florida International University
![The 19th Century's Kim Kardashian: 'Hottentot Venus' whose big bottom sparked a scandal | Daily Mail Online The 19th Century's Kim Kardashian: 'Hottentot Venus' whose big bottom sparked a scandal | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/14/1415970757962_wps_38_Saartjie_Baartman_A_Pair_.jpg)