Mar 21, 2011 · Boer women, children and men unfit for service were herded together in concentration camps by the British forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 (1899-1902).

Boers (/ bʊərz / BOORZ; Afrikaans: Boere; [ˈbuːrə]) are the descendants of the proto Afrikaans -speaking Free Burghers of the eastern Cape frontier [2] in Southern Africa during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

Boer women and children in a concentration camp. During the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), the British operated concentration camps in the South African Republic, Orange Free State, the Colony of Natal, and the Cape Colony.

It is the story of hardy Boer women, encompassed by thousands of bloodthirsty natives, fighting over the lifeless bodies of their husbands and sons, and repelling the attacks of the savages with a spirit and strength not surpassed by the valiant burghers themselves.

May 9, 2019 · In their heroism, women are always better than men. And it’s not only in great things that woman shows her nerve. The other day in Naples, two Boston ladies were leaving a shop.

Boer women played a significant part in the resistance movement against the British. They used their organizational skills and expertise to help sustain the Boer forces when their husbands, brothers, and fathers were away at war.

Boer woman and child in South African war camp Photo: The Brunt of the War - Emily Hobhouse, Metheun & Co, 1902

It was late in the summer of 1900 that I first learnt of the hundreds of Boer women that became impoverished and were left ragged by our military operations… the poor women who were being driven from pillar to post, needed protection and organized assistance.

Jul 23, 2019 · Boer women and children in a British concentration camp during the Boer war, circa 1901. Photo taken by the British government.