History CH -1 Historiography Development in the West — Social Studies STD 10 — Question
Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesHistory CH -1 Historiography Development in the West3 Marks
Question
What is feminist historiography?
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Answer
Feminist historiography means writing history with women perspective. There was a lot of dominance of male perspective on historical writing.
Simone de Beauvoir, a French scholar, insisted on rethinking on the male dominated perspective and including the women’s perspective in historiography.
The idea of feminist historiography was accepted.
Because of her efforts various aspects of women’s lives like their employment, their role in trade unions and their family life became part of historiography.
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