what did sarah baartman die from
From The Human Race. On December 31, 1816 Saartje Baartman died in Paris. She had been ill for three days, perhaps stricken with smallpox, before she and her unborn child expired. Better known as the âHottentot Venusâ, Baartman was a celebrity in Europe known for being the antithesis of the European concept of beauty.