Liu Hsiang (劉向79 8BC) was a scholar towards the close of the Han dynasty. Among a number of his characteristic writings is Lieh-nu-chuan (『列女伝』), which is valued as the first biography of women in China. It is said that Xu-Lieh-nu-chuan (『続列女伝』) is not his work. In this paper, I will prove the truth of it.