The author of Women's Commandments is Ban Zhao of the Eastern Han Dynasty. This book is a model of ancient women's education, so it is also regarded as? The first of four books for women? Become a must-read book for ancient ladies. Until the early years of the Republic of China, women at that time also asked to learn female commandments. The author of Women's Commandments is Ban Zhao. As the first female historian in the history of China, Ban Zhao has outstanding literary talent. As a woman, Ban Zhao's erudition is inseparable from her family background. Her father was a great writer in the Han Dynasty. He often goes to the palace to impart knowledge and is called a teacher by everyone. Ban Zhao's brother Ban Gu is very famous in history. He wrote the famous Han Shu in history. As the first biographical history of China, the historical position of Han Shu is unshakable. Ban Zhao helped her brother in the process of sorting out, and her literary talent was recognized by people. Ban Gu died before finishing Hanshu. Ban Zhao took over the task of finishing Hanshu from his brother, and finally finished Hanshu at the age of 40.

Ban Zhao is brilliant, and "Women's Commandments" was written by Ban Zhao. Ban Zhao's main contents include inferiority, husband and wife, respect and obedience, female behavior, obedience and harmony with an uncle. This book is a model of ancient women's behavior. She believes that women should abide by their duties, husbands are bigger than the sky, and wives should obey their husbands. She also believes that it is God's will for women to obey their husbands. Generally speaking, this book emphasizes the weak position of women in social class. Some people think that since Ban Zhao's "Women's Commandments", women's social status has solidified and become a vulnerable group, and women have been suppressed, which is a tool for traditional feudal ethics to bind women.

It is true that from a modern point of view, the Women's Commandment is a suppression of women's rights and extremely unfair to women. Men and women are born equal, but women's commandments require women to grovel and be inferior to men everywhere. But at that time, it seemed understandable that Ban Zhao's main purpose in writing this book was to prevent consorts from interfering in politics.