#OnThisDay, 24 Jan 1901, British aid-worker Emily Hobhouse first visits Bloemfontein concentration camp in South Africa.

Her reporting on the conditions white South Africans are being held in by the British government causes uproar.

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Note: if you search to learn more about her work, please be aware you may find images of dead children.

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