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countable and uncountable, plural herstories
(nonstandard) History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view. quotations
"Mama's Lullaby" shared the growth of McCord's appreciation for her mother and a prayer that her infant son might someday "sing this motther song with me"; a blending of the strong herstory of women's survival with the hope that men of the future will learn to praise their own capacity for nurturance.
1984 April 21, Pam Gordon, “'There's Always Cost': Ferron's Boston Concert”, in Gay Community News, page 17
(feminism) Any historical writing by or about women. examples
Biographical material about a woman. quotations examples
Nobody thought of it as history, herstory, my-story, your-story, or our-story.
1989, “Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, "1969 Mother Stonewall and the Golden Rats"”, in The Stonewall Reader, Penguin Classics, published 2019, page 107