herstory

noun

her·​sto·​ry ˈhər-st(ə-)rē How to pronounce herstory (audio)
plural herstories
: history
specifically : history considered or presented from a feminist viewpoint or with special attention to the experience of women

Examples of herstory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The greatest one-season wonder in Housewives herstory. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2024 The drag star, who ended up making it to the final four, made herstory this season as the second trans man to ever compete in the franchise. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2024 Raised listening to Julie Andrews, Judy Garland, and Barbra Streisand, Plasma channeled her love for divas into drag … and the rest is herstory. Vulture, 6 Dec. 2023 Raised listening to Julie Andrews, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, Plasma channeled her love for divas into drag… and the rest is herstory. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023 The fond impressions were planted later, Blade Runner-style, by online fandom — because what should have been herstory’s greatest Super Bowl ad of all time never actually aired in America! Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023 Though rare, women in ska and on the mic aren’t new, and Sister Nancy is here to remind everyone of this herstory. Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023 With her turn in 1999's Girl, Interrupted, Jolie would win her first Oscar and go on to star in Tomb Raider, and the rest is herstory. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2023 Moye first made herstory in 2010. Raquelle Harris, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2022

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Word History

Etymology

blend of her and history

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of herstory was in 1876

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“Herstory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herstory. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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