herstory

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Scrabble points
14
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12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈhɜːst(ə)ɹi/
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/ˈhɜːst(ə)ɹi/ · /ˈhɝst(ə)ɹi/

Definition of herstory

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, slang, uncountable)History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
    “"Mama's Lullaby" shared the growth of McCord's appreciation for her mother and a prayer that her infant son might someday "sing this motther song with me"; a blending of the strong herstory of women's survival with the hope that men of the future will learn to praise their own capacity for nurturance.”
    “For Dita Garbo, it’s an “honour” to make herstory as Drag Race UK’s oldest-ever queen. “The younger bitches need to be careful ‘cause we’ve got wisdom – and we’ve still got time!” (Kandy Ho is trembling.)”
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noun

  1. (countable, slang, uncountable)History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
    “"Mama's Lullaby" shared the growth of McCord's appreciation for her mother and a prayer that her infant son might someday "sing this motther song with me"; a blending of the strong herstory of women's survival with the hope that men of the future will learn to praise their own capacity for nurturance.”
    “For Dita Garbo, it’s an “honour” to make herstory as Drag Race UK’s oldest-ever queen. “The younger bitches need to be careful ‘cause we’ve got wisdom – and we’ve still got time!” (Kandy Ho is trembling.)”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Any historical writing by or about women.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Biographical material about a woman.
    “Nobody thought of it as history, herstory, my-story, your-story, or our-story.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Wordplay: blend of her + history, derived as though the first syllable in history were his, the male determiner.

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