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Behind that there is an history that dates from the Ming Dynasty in China, where women with long nails have a different social status, showing that they didn't have to use their hands for working. It hasn't always been like that, though, the use of long nails reapeared during the 20th century when actresses from Hollywood started to use long nails in movies and alongside, painted. In the past both men and women worked hard using hands. In the past, when a segment of women had an opportunity to become ladies, they started growing nails to show that they did not have to work. Why do women have long nails?