herstory

[ hur-stuh-ree, hurs-tree ]

noun,plural her·sto·ries.
  1. history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).

Origin of herstory

1
First recorded in 1975–80

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British Dictionary definitions for herstory

herstory

/ (ˈhɜːstərɪ) /


noun
  1. history from a female point of view or as it relates to women

Origin of herstory

1
C20: from changing the initial his in history to her, as if history were derived from his + story rather than from Latin historia

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