Summer School 2021
Angels of Mercy: foreign women in the Anglo-Boer War
ANGELS OF MERCY: FOREIGN WOMEN IN THE ANGLO-BOER WAR
Chris Schoeman, author
This lecture draws on diaries, letters and other wartime sources to tell the stories of the brave foreign women who worked as nurses on the frontline of the Anglo-Boer War or taught Boer children in the concentration camps. Theirs are stories of compassion and courage.
This lecture will be offered on the Microsoft Teams platform. Participants will be sent a link.
Recommended reading
Schoeman, C. 2013. Angels of Mercy: Foreign Women in the Anglo-Boer War. Cape Town: Zebra Press.
Date: Thursday 14 January
Time: 3.00 pm
COURSE FEES: R75