herstory
[ hur-stuh-ree, hurs-tree ]
/ ˈhɜr stə ri, ˈhɜrs tri /
noun, plural her·sto·ries.
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
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby herstory
herself,
hersey,
hershey,
herskowitz,
herstmonceux,
herstory,
herter,
hertford,
hertfordshire,
herto man,
hertogenbosch
British Dictionary definitions for herstory
herstory
/ (ˈhɜːstərɪ) /
noun
history from a female point of view or as it relates to women
Word Origin for herstory
C20: from changing the initial
his in
history to
her, as if
history were derived from
his +
story rather than from Latin
historia