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491) Yao Niang

491: Yao Niang Court Dancer c. 10th Century AD, China Niang was a concubine living in the Tang Dynasty of Ancient China. While her story is widely accepted as part of the mythos of foot binding (as you’ll read below) any other details about Yao’s life are noticeably missing. It is said her graceful dancing…

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471) Qiu Jin

Sun and moon have no light left, earth is dark, Our women’s world is sunk so deep, who can help us? Jewelry sold to pay this trip across the seas, Cut off from my family I leave my native land. Unbinding my feet I clean out a thousand years of poison, With heated heart arouse…

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