For centuries, many girls in China have endured the painful practice of having their feet bandaged. It was believed that a small foot, nicknamed the " lotus foot ", increased a girl's chances of marriage. To achieve this "perfection", the feet were regularly crushed, forcing the girls to relearn how to walk. Although often associated with marriage prospects, this tradition was also intended to keep girls at home, pushing them into craft activities to support their families economically. Beyond the immediate pain, the long-term medical consequences have been largely underestimated, testifying to the extremes to which societies can go to limit women's freedom
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