With these laws, less women were being abused and mistreated. Along with concubines, prostitution was also eliminated and became punishable by death (Genahr, 1905). With the laws in place, women could no longer be property of men and instead appreciated. Women were able to gain respect from men and the society. Another major ideal that Hong enforced during the Taiping movement was no foot binding (Foot-binding; Two Sides of the Question, 1895). As the Taiping conquered other provinces, they enforced their ideals to create a larger movement. This new practice, normal feet, was to show that they were rebels of the Qing
With these laws, less women were being abused and mistreated. Along with concubines, prostitution was also eliminated and became punishable by death (Genahr, 1905). With the laws in place, women could no longer be property of men and instead appreciated. Women were able to gain respect from men and the society. Another major ideal that Hong enforced during the Taiping movement was no foot binding (Foot-binding; Two Sides of the Question, 1895). As the Taiping conquered other provinces, they enforced their ideals to create a larger movement. This new practice, normal feet, was to show that they were rebels of the Qing