But I grieve that you, my daughters, have not had the training which could have helped me. So I have written these chapters called "Lessons for Women." I wish that each of you would make a copy for yourself." - Meaning and context.">
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At the age of fourteen I was married and took up the dustpan and broom in the family of my husband. I feared always I might make my family ashamed and increase the difficulties of my husband's family. Day and night I was sick of heart but I worked without admitting my weariness. Now I know how to escape from such fears.
But I grieve that you, my daughters, have not had the training which could have helped me. So I have written these chapters called "Lessons for Women." I wish that each of you would make a copy for yourself.

— Ban Zhao

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "At the age of fourteen I was married and took up the dustpan and broom in the family of my husband. I feared always I might make my family ashamed and increase the difficulties of my husband's family. Day and night I was sick of heart but I worked without admitting my weariness. Now I know how to escape from such fears.
But I grieve that you, my daughters, have not had the training which could have helped me. So I have written these chapters called "Lessons for Women." I wish that each of you would make a copy for yourself." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ban Zhao

About Ban Zhao

Ban Zhao (Chinese: 班昭; 49 – c. 120 CE) was a Chinese historian and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian.