Ancient Chinese women used crude contraceptives – from eating tadpoles to ingesting mercury

Condoms made from dried fish maw, hanging women upside down, pregnancy prevention was a dangerous business for women in ...
Palm Beach Daily News

Power and Perseverance: Patricia D. Sargent, ED.D., Highlights Remarkable Women of Ancient China

GOLDEN, CO, UNITED STATES, January 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Explore the captivating history of ancient China through a groundbreaking lens with “Power Women ...
Daily Mail

A village of Rapunzels! Inside the ancient community where women only cut their hair ONCE in their lives

If you thought Rapunzel was resigned to fairy tales then meet the women of Huangluo village in south-west China. Female members of the Yao ethnic group in China's Guangxi province only ever cut their ...
Live Science

Lotus shoes: Tiny footwear for Chinese women whose feet were bound as children

Lotus shoes are tiny footwear associated with foot-binding, a beauty practice that lasted for at least a millennium in China. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...