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How do you use Herstory in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Herstory in a sentence

Herstory meaning

  1. History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
  2. Any historical writing by or about women.
  3. Biographical material about a woman.

Using Herstory

  • The main meaning on this page is: History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view. | Any historical writing by or about women. | Biographical material about a woman.

Context around Herstory

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

irish 1× black 1× hollywood 1× lesbian 1×

Often after:

movement 1× archives 1×

Sentence patterns with Herstory

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

concept of herstory for overlooking 1× done on herstory but also 1× laphonza make herstory and are 1× no black herstory so blacks 1× the irish herstory movement tells 1× the lesbian herstory archives 1× to hollywood herstory with girl 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

founded in 2016 1× in florida this 1× nevertheless i m 1× professor and author 1× she helped to 1× the award recognises 1×

Common sentence endings:

and historical women 1× females in film 1× getting fired nbd 1× lesbian herstory archives 1× marginalized among us 1× rights in afghanistan 1×

Words around Herstory

Just before it in the word index:

herston 4 herstmonceux 5 herstelling 2 herstein 2 herstatt 2 herstal 5

Just after it in the word index:

herta 10 hertel 14 hertenstein 3 hertford 18 hertfordshire 166 hertha 34

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Herstory

  • In this selection, "herstory" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, irish, black, hollywood, movement and archives stand out and add context to how "herstory" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include concept of herstory for overlooking and done on herstory but also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "herstory" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with herstory

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

She helped to found the Lesbian Herstory Archives. (8 words)

Founded in 2016, the Irish Herstory Movement tells the stories of contemporary, mythological, and historical women. (16 words)

We look forward to seeing Laphonza make herstory and are confident she will champion causes that uplift the most marginalized among us. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

In Florida this would be a non-issue, becuz according to Ron DeathSatanis, there is no Black Herstory so Blacks therefore do not exist so therefore these are just ordinary white officers getting fired, NBD. (35 words)

Nevertheless, I’m obsessed with New York’s IFC Center paying tribute to Hollywood herstory with Girl on Tops, a collection of trendy tees celebrating females in film. (28 words)

Professor and author Devoney Looser has criticized the concept of herstory for overlooking the contributions that some women made as historians before the twentieth century. (25 words)

Example sentences (7)

Founded in 2016, the Irish Herstory Movement tells the stories of contemporary, mythological, and historical women.

In Florida this would be a non-issue, becuz according to Ron DeathSatanis, there is no Black Herstory so Blacks therefore do not exist so therefore these are just ordinary white officers getting fired, NBD.

We look forward to seeing Laphonza make herstory and are confident she will champion causes that uplift the most marginalized among us.

Nevertheless, I’m obsessed with New York’s IFC Center paying tribute to Hollywood herstory with Girl on Tops, a collection of trendy tees celebrating females in film.

The award recognises not just the work done on HerStory, but also her passion for standing up for women's rights in Afghanistan.

She helped to found the Lesbian Herstory Archives.

Professor and author Devoney Looser has criticized the concept of herstory for overlooking the contributions that some women made as historians before the twentieth century.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "herstory" in a sentence?
An example: "Founded in 2016, the Irish Herstory Movement tells the stories of contemporary, mythological, and historical women." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "herstory" from authentic English texts.
What does "herstory" mean?
Herstory means: History that emphasizes the role of women, or that is told from a woman's (or from a feminist) point of view.
How many example sentences with "herstory" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "herstory", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.