Sarah Ripley Forsyth wrote on Facebook:
A salute to those who fought, those who suffered, and to the woman who chose integrity and courage.
Between 1899 and 1902, the Anglo-Boer War would see two small Boer republics take on the might of the British Empire.
The odds were extraordinary. The Boers were vastly outnumbered by the military resources of the British Empire, yet their determination to defend their independence, their homes and their way of life saw them fight with remarkable courage and tenacity.
Even when conventional warfare gave way to guerrilla resistance, they refused to surrender easily.
It was a war that would leave an immense scar on our history. Families were torn apart, farms destroyed, and thousands of women and children would perish in British concentration camps.
And it was in this terrible chapter of our history that Emily Hobhouse found her calling.
A British woman who could have remained safely on the sidelines, she chose instead to stand up, speak out and bring the suffering of Boer women and children to the attention of the world.
These men, dressed in the clothing of the time, firing their rifles 100 years later in tribute at the commemoration of her state funeral, offer a particularly moving reminder of the gratitude and respect she earned.
Emily Hobhouse (1860–1926). A remarkable woman, and an enduring part of South African history.
The Story of Emily Official: Anglo-Boer War Museum Emily 100
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