Feminists called into question the underlying sexism in language (e.g. mankind, chairman, mailman, etc) and some have even gone to the lengths of positing herstory as an alternative to history.

女权主义者质疑语言中潜在的性别歧视（例如类、主席、邮递员等）， 有些甚至竭尽全力将她的故事定史的替代品。