Women from the ankle down: the story of shoes and how they define us

Ferragamo and the wartime wedge (1900-1938)

MGM, the Great Depression, and pulling yourself up by your ruby slippers (1936-1939)

Back to the drawing board (1937-1943)

The femme fatale and the original power pump (1944-1948)

The stiletto (1950-1954)

The feminine balancing act (1953-1959)

Flats, or some like it not (1957-1959)

From dolly birds to Birkenstocks (1961-1966)

These boots are made for the Valkyrie (1965-1969)

Props, platforms, and porno (1970-1974)

The lord of the gender-bending dance (1977-1979)

Manolo, Molloy, and the new power shoes (1975-1982)

The workout is not a spectator sport (1982-1988)

The cool kid trinity: Vans, Chuck Taylors, and Doc Martens (1982-1994)

Girl power and Mary Janes (1994-1999)

Shoes and the single girl (1998-2008)

The search for ruby slippers (2000-present).