Our society believes that most things seen are either:

Ye or Nay
True or False
Black or white.

Few people look from an angle of unconvetional thought to see a world that is not black or white. They see shades of grey that present to them deeper knowledge.

Somethings are not black or white, rather, one or some of the 256 shades of grey.

Women heroes might not be potrayed in history but their exploits are recorded in "herstory"