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Illustration showing Yaoniang binding her feet. Qing Dynasty woodblock print from ‘
Hundred Poems of Beautiful Women.’ ( Public Domain )
However, recent studies show that marriage was not the only motivation for this practice. Girls also had their feet bound to keep them at home and working on activities such as cotton spinning, which could supplement a family’s income.
Documenting the Lives of Women with Bound Feet
The practice fell out of favor in the early 20th century and was finally banned in 1911, however, foot binding continued in rural areas until around 1939.
There is now a rapidly dwindling population of Chinese women with bound feet who are still alive today, and a handful of them have been photographed as part of a photography project celebrating their lives. ....

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