Every class is outstanding, and Ban Zhao himself is naturally intelligent and studious. Superior family conditions exposed Ban Chao to many Confucian classics, and he had profound knowledge of literature and history. Hanshu is a masterpiece of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Ban Zhao spent decades consulting a large number of historical books and continued to write Hanshu. Ma Rong studied Hanshu with Ban Zhao, and Ban Zhao was the first female educator in ancient times.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appreciated Ban Zhao's talent. Please ask Ban Zhao to be the teacher of the queen and concubines. ? Ban Zhao entered the palace and taught them Confucian classics and virtuous women. Empresses and most concubines of Emperor Wudi and Di of the Han Dynasty were from famous families. Cultural literacy is not low. ? Ban Zhao has the best friendship with noble Deng Sui. Later, Deng Sui listened to politics as the empress dowager, and Ban Zhao was highly appreciated by Deng Sui.
Ban Chao's Women's Commandments is the first monograph on women's education in the history of education in China and even in the world. The Women's Commandment is divided into seven chapters, namely: inferiority complex; Lovers; Cautious; Female behavior; Concentrate; Qu cong; Once published, "Women's Commandments" was used as a model for family education.
Many people in later generations think that this work is full of feudal ethical concepts such as "men are superior to women" and "three obedience and four virtues". It was a sharp weapon to imprison women's thoughts in feudal society. In fact, Ban Zhao's original intention in writing "Women's Commandments" is to let women get a good education and understand women's moral etiquette. . But it was used by the rulers to stabilize the political situation and was beneficial to imperial rule.