What Is Herstory?
Introduction
Herstory should not be confused with just women’s history or history of feminism. Herstory is history written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women. It is basically history told from a woman’s point a view. Even though the word history is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his, history and other humanities and sciences were and sometimes still are dominated by men. Therefore the word herstory gets a more powerful meaning by exactly focusing on this false etymology, to show that the interpreter is the one with power. Male authors have more than once seized every opportunity to gain power trough interpreting and telling stories according to their ideals especially to establish their own position.
Herstory should not be confused with just women’s history or history of feminism. Herstory is history written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women. It is basically history told from a woman’s point a view. Even though the word history is etymologically unrelated to the possessive pronoun his, history and other humanities and sciences were and sometimes still are dominated by men. Therefore the word herstory gets a more powerful meaning by exactly focusing on this false etymology, to show that the interpreter is the one with power. Male authors have more than once seized every opportunity to gain power trough interpreting and telling stories according to their ideals especially to establish their own position.