The Only Woman Author in the Twenty‑Four Histories — She Finished Her Brother’s Uncompleted Book
2026-06-17
Ban Zhao is the only woman author in the Twenty‑Four Histories. When her brother Ban Gu died, the Book of Han was still unfinished. She took up the manuscript and spent years completing it. Others gossiped; she didn’t care. What mattered to her was that the book not be left broken. When you take on something, don’t let it break in your hands. No matter what people say, finish it. Finishing it is the best answer.