Originally posted by Twisterdog
Interesting. I wasn't aware that foot binding was practiced after the Communist Revolution in China, about 1911. It was strictly forbidden by the new government, and I have read that enforcement was strict, to say the least. Was your teacher a very elderly woman?

Was she able to walk on her own? The ideal size of a bound foot was about 3 inches, and all the toes were broken and bent backwards under the foot of the child, to acheive that size. Most women with bound feet could only walk for a few steps, with help. And that was part of the point - women that could not walk could never leave the house, thereby remaining helpless and docile.

Foot binding has got to be one of the most horrific things women ever went through.

http://www.sfmuseum.org/chin/foot.html
http://www-ec.njit.edu/~jkc1763/fb.htm
I am aware of what foot binding is. We learned that in History, as does everyone I am sure. Perhaps her feet weren't binded, but I remember her saying she had her feet binded, or something done to her feet when she was young. No she was not an older women, she was very young, about 24 or so. It was long ago so I don't exactly remember her age, but she was young. Perhaps I am remembering wrong. Which could very well be lol, as most know I don't have a good memory.

I was under the impression that foot binding does till go on, but it's kept secret.