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English

Etymology

From her + history, playing on the phonological and graphical identity of the first syllable in 'history' and his, the male pronoun.

Noun

herstory (plural herstories)

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

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