Te, których wcześniej nie było. Bohaterki herstorii jako nowe wzorce dla dziewcząt

The term herstory was created as a result of playing with words. The English word history began to be read as his story. To emphasize the separateness of women’s history, the term herstory appeared as a female equivalent. A linguistic, feminist joke has coincided with the change of the paradigm of historical sciences, in which – apart from analyzing politics – social and human issues have arisen in time. The history of women was just in the new paradigm, so the term herstory quickly became popular. Nowadays, it also refers to stories about women, as well as to feminine narratives. These include biographies and mini-biographies for young readers. The characters of these books are women left out of history, as well as women who live in present times and deserve attention. They represent various professions which until recently were unavailable for the ladies. They are creative, aware of their needs, decisive and consistent in their actions. They can certainly be role models for modern girls. They are the ones who were not there before.