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We have white history, black history and American history,
We have European history, world history and all kinds of history
But it is only half of the story
What of herstory?
Herstory is of the mothers who bore us
Herstory is the breasts we suckled
Herstory is who dried our tears
Herstory is who was our first teacher
Herstory is being held on a pedestal
With chains forged by men
Herstory is who first found the strength to believe
While Peter denied and hid in fear
Herstory started the bus boycott
That made a Baptist minister famous
Herstory has no buildings and streets named in her honor
Herstory should be a national holiday called Rosa Parks Day
Ourstory is when women are no longer chattel
Ourstory is when veils no longer hide female faces from men
Ourstory is when mothers are valued more than warriors
Ourstory is when history is no longer writing herstory
by: A. E. Black -02/24/11
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