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Definition of Herstory
1. Noun. (nonstandard) History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view. ¹
2. Noun. (context: feminism) Any historical writing by or about women. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herstory
1. history with a feminist viewpoint [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herstory
Literary usage of Herstory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1823)
"... and therefore was provided with an interpreter, denied the charge of imposition,
and persisted in the truth of ‘herstory. She declared most firmly, ..."
2. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett by Thomas Bayly Howell, William Cobbett (1816)
"In tracing her through these several examinations, we shall have an opportunity
of discovering what variations from time to time there are in herstory, ..."
3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1860)
"herstory, could it be thoroughly known, would be a truly romantic one, for perilous
were the times ..."
4. The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys: Late Minister Plenipotentiary by David Humphreys, George Washington (1804)
"Every thing conspired to make herstory interesting. Her first husband had been
killed and scalped by the Indians some years before. By an unexpected assault ..."
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