herstory

American  

[hur-stuh-ree, hurs-tree] / ˈhɜr stə ri, ˈhɜrs tri /

noun

plural

herstories

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).

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herstory British  

/ ˈhɜːstərɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of herstory

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

For a middle school talent show, Jinkx dressed as a woman and told crass jokes — and the rest, as they say, is herstory.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2023

“We need to teach our public school students history, herstory, our beautifully diverse ways of being, without censorship,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023

New Zealand made history — or herstory — this week as female lawmakers became the majority, narrowly outnumbering their male counterparts in Parliament for the first time.

From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022

The third UK series makes herstory with the international franchise's first cis woman drag queen, Victoria Scone.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2021

Reclaimed from the macho forces eager to dismiss women’s merits, the herstory of the Nicaraguan revolution comes alive in all its feminist glory thanks to Jenny Murray’s debut documentary feature “¡Las Sandinistas!”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2019