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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Steven Morris

Anglo-Boer war whistleblower Emily Hobhouse celebrated in Cornish home

The “exhibit at the rectory in St Ive.
The Cornish rectory where Emily Hobhouse grew up has been turned into a historical attraction called The Story of Emily. Photograph: Dook Clunie-Ross

She took on the might of establishment and empire to expose the suffering of women and children held in British concentration camps but her story has “faded” from the history books.

From 12 April a series of events are being held at the Cornish home where the pacifist, whistleblower and activist Emily Hobhouse grew up, around the 165th anniversary of her birth, part of efforts to shine a new light on her fight for justice.

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