Criticism Christina Hoff Sommers has been a vocal critic of the concept of herstory, and presented her argument against the movement in her 1994 book Who Stole Feminism? Sommers defined herstory as an attempt to infuse education with ideology at the expense of knowledge. The "gender feminists", as she called them, were the group of feminists responsible for the movement, which she felt amounted to negationism. She regarded most attempts to make historical studies more female-inclusive as being artificial in nature and an impediment to progress.
CriTIciSM CHRisTiNa hOFf sommers Has bEEN A vocaL CritIc of the cOnCEPt of hErstOrY, And PResEnTed heR argument AGainst the Movement in HeR 1994 BOok wHO sTole feMinism? SommErs deFIN.Ed hErstORY as An atTempt To iNfUsE EDUCATioN wIth idEology at thE Expense of kNoWlEdgE. thE "gender FeMINiSts", aS ShE caLled them, were THe gRoUp of femIniSts respONSible fOR ThE moVement, whIcH she fElt amounTed TO NegAtioNISM. sHe regaRDed mOSt atTemPtS To MaKE HISTOricAl stUDIes MoRE fEmAle-incLUsive as beiNG artifiCIal in naTURE anD aN iMpediment tO ProGresS