"herstory" meaning in All languages combined

See herstory on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɜːst(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɝst(ə)ɹi/ [General-American] Forms: herstories [plural]
Etymology: Wordplay: blend of her + history, derived as though the first syllable in history were his, the male pronoun. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|her|history|nocap=1}} blend of her + history Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} herstory (countable and uncountable, plural herstories)
  1. (nonstandard) History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view. Tags: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-herstory-en-noun-whnFMp5x Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 48 38 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 34 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 41 2
  2. (feminism) Any historical writing by or about women. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Feminism
    Sense id: en-herstory-en-noun-CfTXoLVS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 47 2 Topics: feminism, government, human-sciences, ideology, philosophy, politics, sciences
  3. Biographical material about a woman. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-herstory-en-noun-e6SniuNL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: story, awoman, femopause, femstruate, huwoman

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1984 April 21, Pam Gordon, “'There's Always Cost': Ferron's Boston Concert”, in Gay Community News, page 17:",
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          "ref": "1989, “Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, \"1969 Mother Stonewall and the Golden Rats\"”, in The Stonewall Reader, Penguin Classics, published 2019, →ISBN, page 107:",
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