When Farrell first visited China, she was completely unaware that some women with bound feet were still alive. A driver that Farrell had hired overheard her interest and introduced her to his ...

In this short film the practice of foot binding is explained and illustrated through interviews and artifacts. Set in an informal museum of foot binding shoes, the styles, decoration and process ...

Foot binding, the practice of crushing young women's feet into tiny "lotus" feet, was widespread in China for nearly a thousand years. Long seen as a crucial way for women to elevate their status ...