Emily Hobhouse: life of the week

Hello and welcome to Life of the Week from History Extra. Where leading historians delve into the lives of history's most intriguing and significant figures. Pacifist humanitarian. Whistleblower. From humble roots growing up in a small cornish village, the

Emily Hophouse went on to expose the horrors of British concentration camps during the Second Anglo Boer War. I spoke to Else Brits. Biographer and content consultant at The Story of Emily, a museum exploring Hophouse's life and times, to uncover the story of a woman who defied the British establishment and was branded a traitor. But saved thousands of Bo women and children. We're going to be talking all about the life of Emily Hophouse.

And I wonder could you introduce us to her? Why was she so fascinating? The Em your Bells was a pacifist, feminist, and humanitarian who played an extraordinary role during the Anglo Boer War. She single handedly saved The lives of tens of thousands of women in the British concentration camps. And she traveled alone to a war-torn country. Which is on its own quite a feat to do.

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