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The Vrouemonument (Women's Monument) in Bloemfontein, Free State, was inaugurated on 16 December 1913. It commemorates the suffering and deaths of approximately 27,000 Boer women and children who died in British concentration camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). The monument was designed by architect Frans Soff and features an obelisk 36.5 meters high, with a bronze statue of a woman and child at its base, created by sculptor Anton van Wouw. The site also includes a museum that houses artifacts, photographs, and documents related to the war and the camp experience. The monument is a significant symbol of Afrikaner heritage and memory, though its interpretation has evolved over time to acknowledge the broader human cost of the conflict.
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