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Tortured for Beauty: Foot Binding and Stilettos

Posted on September 29, 2014 by rebekahraymer • Leave a comment

I was listening to ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’, one of my favorite podcasts, and came to an episode on foot binding. (Check out: ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’, China’s foot binding tradition, March 19, 2014.) I’ve known about the practice most of my life, of course, but knew nothing about how it … Continue reading →

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