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Complete Definition of "herstory"

English

Etymology
From her + history

Most likely based on the wikipedia:False etymology|false belief that the 'his' in 'history' is related to his, the male pronoun.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|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; (in feminist use) Any historical writing by or about women.

References
OED 2nd edition 1989

ru:herstory

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