Definitions for herstory
ˈhɜr stə ri, ˈhɜrs triher·sto·ry

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. herstorynoun

   History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.

2. herstorynoun

   Any historical writing by or about women.

3. Etymology: derived playfully as if the first syllable in history were his, the male pronoun.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herstory

   Herstory is a term for history written from a feminist perspective and emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. It originated as an alteration of the word "history", as part of a feminist critique of conventional historiography, which in their opinion is traditionally written as "his story", i.e., from the male point of view. The term is a neologism since the word "history"—from the Ancient Greek word ἱστορία, or more directly from its Latin derivate historia, meaning "knowledge obtained by inquiry"— is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his. In fact, Roman languages originally attribute the word to the female grammatical form, for instance la storia in Italian - a Mediterranean language historically linked closest to Latin.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herstory

   Herstory or hertory is history written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. It is a neologism coined in the late 1960s as part of a feminist critique of conventional historiography, with the word "history" reinterpreted, using a false etymology, as "his story." The herstory movement has spawned women-centered presses, such as Virago Press in 1973, which publishes fiction and non-fiction by noted women authors like Janet Frame and Sarah Dunant.

How to pronounce herstory?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say herstory in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of herstory in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of herstory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of herstory in a Sentence

1. Christine Blasey Ford:

   I don't have to feel ashamed by any of this. If Christine Blasey Ford has the courage to do it, so should I. It's my herstory.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Herstory
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herstory
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=herstory