Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun History considered from a feminist viewpoint or emphasizing the actions of women.
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- noun nonstandard History that emphasizes the role of
women , or that is told from a woman's (or from afeminist ) point of view. - noun feminism Any historical writing by or about women.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Fey won't be remembered by history, because herstory is not history.
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And one thing that has occurred, I believe, throughout human herstory is women helping to raise one another's children -- often in an attempt to keep the kids free from sexual predation by adult males.
KICKIN' ASS AND TAKIN' NAMES Maggie Jochild 2007
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On this day - the birthday of Toni Morrison, who turns 77 - I highlight Margaret Garner dates unknown, whose "herstory" was eulogized and memorialized in what is often considered Morrison's greatest work: the 1988 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Beloved, which was eventually made into a film a decade later, produced and starring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Jonathan Demme.
Is This a Story to Pass On? Memorializing Margaret Garner Anxious Black Woman 2008
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Thanks for the hip hop "herstory" we're always inclined to overlook.
Hip Hop's Hatred of Black Women Anxious Black Woman 2007
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Resource, 'herstory': Many of the formations do not have the necessary resources, financial, technical or human, and it thus crucial to share these and maximise their usage.
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For instance, we already have located in the Women's National Coalition (WNC) a lot of our memory, 'herstory' and resources.
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Resource, 'herstory': Many of the formations do not have the necessary resources, financial, technical or human, and it thus crucial to share these and maximise their usage.
CONTENTS: 2006
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For instance, we already have located in the Women's National Coalition (WNC) a lot of our memory, 'herstory' and resources.
CONTENTS: 2006
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But I always considered "herstory" to be a play on the word the same way the lyrics to "Lullabye League/Lollipop Guild" from The Wizard of Oz are sung "From now on you'll be history, You'll be hissed, You'll be hissed, You'll be history."
sionnach commented on the word herstory
This word actually triggers my gag reflex. If that makes me a male chauvinist pig, so be it.
December 9, 2007
john commented on the word herstory
I like neither this word, nor male chauvinism, so I solved the dilemma by inventing my own etymology for history. Just break up history so the first work is "hi", as in "high", instead of "his", you can think of history as a being a series of high stories, as in, a bunch of ripping good yarns, rather than some sausage club exclusionary thing.
December 9, 2007
bilby commented on the word herstory
I await John's ripping yarn to excite my new Hi-Story list. Avanti.
December 9, 2007
reesetee commented on the word herstory
I know a lot of women who don't care for the term. I'd be surprised if it were a sausage club exclusionary thing, as John so vibrantly puts it. :-)
December 10, 2007
seanahan commented on the word herstory
Random House says history is "one who knows", while AHD says it is "learned man", which is probably indicative of the time it was used.
December 10, 2007