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Ban Zhao ( Chinese: 班昭; 45 or 49 – c. 117/120 CE), courtesy name Huiban ( Chinese: 惠班 ), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian and, along with Pamphile of Epidaurus, one of the first known female historians.
Ban Zhao (born 45 ce, Anling, Fufeng [now Xianyang, Shaanxi province], China—died c. 115, China) was a renowned Chinese scholar and historian of the Dong (Eastern) Han dynasty. The daughter of a prominent family, Ban Zhao married at age 14, but her husband died while she was still young.
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Feb 2, 2022 · Ban Zhao (48–117 CE) was a prominent figure in Chinese history who wrote Percepts for Women, a guide for female conduct. She advocated for women's subordination to men and family harmony, but also challenged the Confucian norms and became a trusted advisor to the Dowager Empress Deng.
Ban Zhao (c. 45–120) was the first woman historian of China. She is known for her contributions to a masterpiece of Chinese historical writing, Han Shu (History of the Former Han Dynasty) and to an extant classic of Chinese women's education, Nü Jie (Lessons for Women or Admonitions for Women).
Bān Zhāo (45 - 116 C.E.) (Chinese: 班昭; Wade-Giles: Pan Chao ), courtesy name Huiban (惠班), was a poet and writer, and the first known female Chinese historian. Born into a family of imperial scholars around 45 C.E., she was educated by her mother.
The first female Chinese historian, Ban Zhao (c. 45–120) wrote Nu Jie (Lessons for Women), a treatise on how women of the period should behave, which became central to the Chinese gender system for two millennia. The book made Ban one of the most respected female authors in China until social mores changed dramatically in the 20th Century.
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Ban Zhao (c. 45–c. 120 CE) was a prominent figure in the Han dynasty, when Confucianism became the official ideology of China. She completed her brother's history of the Han, wrote a treatise on women's behavior, and left many poems and essays.
