Foot binding (simplified Chinese: 缠足; traditional Chinese: 纏足; pinyin: chánzú, literally “bound feet”) was a custom practiced on young girls and women for approximately one thousand years in , beginning in the 10th century and ending in the early 20th century. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Process of footbinding 3 Lotus Feet and Lotus […]
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Female infanticide
Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonourable, shameful, or an unacceptable investment to the individuals. Another reason is that in some cultures, for example […]
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Femrite
Femrite is an association of women writers founded in 1996. Table of Contents 1 Goal and Mission 2 Activities 3 Achievements 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links Goal and Mission Goal: To create an enabling atmosphere for women to write, tell and publish their stories. Mission: To build a platform for creative women […]
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Female Nobel Prize Laureates
The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 43 women since 1901.Nobel Prize Awarded Women One woman, Marie Curie, has been awarded the Nobel Prize two times, in 1903 (the Nobel Prize in Physics) and in 1911 (the Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Table of Contents 1 Physics 2 Chemistry 3 Physiology or Medicine 4 Literature 5 […]
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Female Migration
Over the past 40 years, female migrants have been almost as numerous as male migrants. In 1960 there were 35 million female migrants and 40 million male migrants; by 2000, the gap between females and males remained about the same, 85 million female migrants versus 90 million male migrants. Table of Contents 1 Female Migrants […]
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