herstory

Meaning

Noun

  • History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
  • Any historical writing by or about women.

Origin

  • Wordplay: , derived as though the first syllable in history were his, the male pronoun.

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