herstory

noun her·sto·ry \ ˈhər-st(ə-)rē \

Updated on: 31 Mar 2018

Definition of herstory

plural herstories

: history; specifically : history considered or presented from a feminist viewpoint or with special attention to the experience of women

Recent Examples of herstory from the Web

Throughout the varied herstory of the show, queens have been disqualified, queens have returned, rules have been re-written and audiences have been left speechless.

— stephen daw, Billboard, "The 10 Most Shocking Moments In 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory," 2 Mar. 2018
But BenDeLaCreme eliminating herself, the queen who won five out of six challenges and was basically a shoo-in for the crown, was the most shocking thing that has ever happened in Drag Race herstory.

— stephen daw, Billboard, "The 10 Most Shocking Moments In 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Herstory," 2 Mar. 2018
How many other drag queens in herstory have had their own major cable TV shows?

— elyssa goodman, Billboard, "17 Ways Drag Sashayed Into Pop Culture in 2017," 7 Dec. 2017
Peppermint Speaks Up Peppermint made herstory as the first contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race to be openly trans before her season aired.

— elyssa goodman, Billboard, "17 Ways Drag Sashayed Into Pop Culture in 2017," 7 Dec. 2017
But thankfully, the photographer was able to wrangle down a number of these fabulous queens for a shoot that's sure to go down in herstory.

— gabe bergado, Teen Vogue, "DragCon NYC 2017: Jeremy Kost Photographed 9 of the Most Sickening Queens," 12 Sep. 2017
And some critics pointed that out back in the 1970s, saying that the invention of herstory showed ignorance about where the word comes from.

— katy steinmetz, Time, "This Is Where the Word 'History' Comes From," 23 June 2017
Season nine of RuPaul's Drag Race concluded Friday with one of the most dramatic finales in Drag Race herstory — a sudden-death lip-sync battle between the top four queens.

— eliza thompson, Cosmopolitan, "Drag Race Champion Sasha Velour on the Moment She Thought She Might Go Home," 26 June 2017
This past season has been no exception, with Season 9 being more jam-packed with herstory than Trinity Taylor's face is with botox.

— gabe bergado, Teen Vogue, ""RuPaul’s Drag Race’s" Important Spotlight on LGBTQ History," 23 June 2017

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