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Ban Zhao’s Lessons for Women-World

First Edition  ©2018 Lydia Gerber Formats: E-book

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    Lydia Gerber

Table of Contents

Central Question
Learning Objective
Historical Background 
Primary Sources    
Excerpts from Ban Zhao’s Lessons for Women, c. 105 C.E.   
Excerpt from Fan Ye’s “Biography of Ban Zhao” in Hou Han Shu, History of the Later Han Dynasty, c. 440 C.E.       
Sima Qian, Ruminations about Marriage, c. 100 B.C.E.
Excerpts from the Book of Rites on Correct Behavior in the Family, 1st century B.C.E.
Excerpt from the Da Dai Liji, Rules about Divorcing a Woman, 1st century C.E. 
Chapters on the Power of Yielding and Softness, Daodejing, 3rd century B.C.E. 
Excerpt from Han Feizi’s “Precautions within the Palace,” 3rd century B.C.E.
Project Questions
Additional Assignments
Additional Resources for Research 

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This document collection will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities marriage presented to women and families in Early Imperial China by assessing the contents of Ban Zhao’s text. Students are guided through their analysis of the primary sources with an author-provided learning objective, central question, and historical context.

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ISBN:9781319186562

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