HERstory in History: Honoring Women’s Narratives and Achievements

March is Women’s History Month, and it is a time to acknowledge women’s often untold achievements, but also to acknowledge the importance of female narratives and stories in history. French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir famously said “Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth” and so we must continue to push to tell the stories of women, the history of humanity inclusive of women’s perspective to correct both the invisibility and distortion of the female experience in ways relevant to ending women’s unequal social position.

Don’t miss this episode of the Advancing Women Podcast with entrepreneur and historian Maria Blair as she talks about her company No Illusions Tours https://www.noillusionstoursbuffalo.com/ and how she tells the stories of our history through the voice, lived experience, and contributions of remarkable women. When men make history, it’s just called “history.” But when women make history, it’s women’s history which suggests the contributions of women are historic and meaningful only for women. But women’s history is all our history. HERstory is our history.

This episode addresses the invisibility of the experience and stories of women, by women, in our history. Sharing the stories of historic women helps celebrate and honor those women who paved the way, and those who are fighting for women today. And importantly, it serves to create a more complete story of humanity and our history. A history which includes the voice and perspective of women.

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