Ban Zhao

Rarity: Uncommon

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At a glance

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History and politics

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Resistance

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What Wikipedia says

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.

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