her·sto·ry (hûr st -r )n. pl. her·sto·ries 1. History considered from a feminist viewpoint or emphasizing the actions of women. 2. A narrative or chronology of events in a woman's life: "the truncated herstory of three black female students" (Wanda Coleman). |
herstory [ˈhɜːstərɪ]
n
history from a female point of view or as it relates to women
[from changing the initial his in history to her, as if history were derived from his + story rather than from Latin historia]
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