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* '''Chinese foot binding''' was a painful practice that significantly and permanently limited the mobility of women. By the 19th century, 40–50% of all Chinese women may have had bound feet, almost 100% among upper-class Chinese women.<ref>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513810000279</ref> | * '''Chinese foot binding''' was a painful practice that significantly and permanently limited the mobility of women. By the 19th century, 40–50% of all Chinese women may have had bound feet, almost 100% among upper-class Chinese women.<ref>https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8966942</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513810000279</ref> | ||
* '''The ancient Greeks''' kept all non prostitute women secluded 24/7, apart from lower class women, who were permitted to leave their houses (often with a male chaperone) to attend to chores like drawing water (apart from the more feminist Spartans, who permitted their women much greater freedom of movement). | * '''The ancient Greeks''' kept all non prostitute women secluded 24/7, apart from lower class women, who were permitted to leave their houses (often with a male chaperone) to attend to chores like drawing water (apart from the more feminist Spartans, who permitted their women much greater freedom of movement). | ||
* '''Impractical fashion''': Women's fashion is in many cultures a lot more impractical than men's, e.g. long finger nails, high heels, oversized dresses, non-functional pockets, purses | * '''Impractical fashion''': Women's fashion is in many cultures a lot more impractical than men's, e.g. long finger nails, high heels, oversized dresses, non-functional pockets, purses. Much of this serves to [[whoring|arouse attention]] from men, but it also expresses a high dependence on and submission to men who have to take care of all the things that the fashion prevents women from doing. | ||
* '''Literary tropes warning of female disobedience''': The very story of Adam and Eve is an example of this, with Eve's carelessness spoiling the paradise for everyone, basically putting pressure on women to behave and be controllable, presumably with the ultimate goal to assure paternity.<ref>https://www.pnas.org/content/109/25/9781</ref> | * '''Literary tropes warning of female disobedience''': The very story of Adam and Eve is an example of this, with Eve's carelessness spoiling the paradise for everyone, basically putting pressure on women to behave and be controllable, presumably with the ultimate goal to assure paternity.<ref>https://www.pnas.org/content/109/25/9781</ref> | ||