This week, Brooke and Kelsie are talking about how rare women historians are and the first women historians: Ban Zhao of China who wrote during the Han empire and Anna Comnena who wrote in 11th century Byzantium. Both women provide incredible windows into life in their time.

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Lee, Yuen Ting. “Ban Zhao: Scholar of Han Dynasty China.” World History Connected. Last modified 2012. https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/9.1/lee.html.

Lewis, Jone Johnson. “Biography of Anna Comnena, the First Female Historian.” Thought Co. Last modified May 15, 2019. https://www.thoughtco.com/anna-comnena-facts-3529667.

Kelley, Meghan. "The Good Life of Anna Comnena: First Female Historian and Byzantine Princess." The Histories: Vol. 7 : Iss. 2 , Article 3. https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/the_histories/vol7/iss2/3.