Introduction

The Internet Resources

Webquest and General Footbinding

• Beauty Throughout Cultures - Start here to fill out the Beauty Throughout Cultures worksheet. DON'T SKIP THIS; IT IS REQUIRED.

• Beauty Is Shape - You will find many of the topics on this webpage.

• Marie Vento: One Thousand Years of Chinese Footbinding. - You may look at Marie Vento's research paper on the topic of Chinese Footbinding to understand more about its origins, popularity and demise.

• Foot-Binding Custom Has Caused Disabilities in Chinese Women - The effects of foot-binding on Chinese women.

Burmese Neck Rings and African Lip Rings

• Stretching One's Neck - The process of neck stretching.

• Neck Rings Carry Promise of a Better Life - This article presents a modern day perspective.

• People: The Karen - The history of neck stretching.

• Lip Stretching - Brief description of the lip stretching practice among the Surma people of Africa.

Victorian corsets and High Heels

• Chinese Footbinding vs. High Heels - This is an essay to be used as reference, NOT COPIED!

• Laced, Cinched, and Bound - Information on corsets throughout history.

• Making History: Whalebone and corsets - Historical information about corsets with links to other sites.

• The History of Corsets - Detailed history of corsets.

• Fashion Era - Many links to related topics.

Female Circumcision

• FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: In Africa, The Middle East & Far East - A thorough look at female circumcision. Good bibliography for more articles.

• Female Circumcision - This is an essay on female circumcision.

• Rising Daughters Aware - This is an essay that compares male and female circumcision.

Eating Disorders and Plastic Surgery

• A Little History About Eating Disorders: Are Eating Disorders New? - Historical facts about the origins of eating disorders.

• History of Plastic Surgery - Traces the history of plastic surgery.

• Eating Disorders - Detailed resource for all categories of eating disorders.

• Anorexia Nervosa and Other Related Eating Disorders, Inc. - This site is comprehensive. It includes less well-known eating disorders as well as the more common.

• Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery - '6.6 Million Americans Get a Nip, Tuck, and Lift with Cosmetic Plastic Surgery in 2002'

• American Society of Plastic Surgeons - This site provides another perspective.