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herstory

her·sto·ry [ húrstəree ] (plural her·sto·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. history from women's perspective: history as it affects women or looked at from the point of view of women, especially in contrast to conventional treatment of history, seen in feminist terms as having favored men

2. life experiences of woman or women: the study or recording of the life experiences, achievements, or expectations of a particular woman or group of women

[Late 20th century. <history, as if his- were "of him"]
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