1. used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is the same female person
Usage: reflexive pronoun
2. used to emphasize a female person as the subject
Usage: emphatic pronoun
3. her normal or usual self
Usage: used after ‘be’ or similar verbs

Examples

• She looked at herself in the mirror.
• Maria bought herself a new dress.
• The queen herself attended the ceremony.
• She did all the work herself.
• After the illness, she wasn’t quite herself.
• She lives by herself in the apartment.
• She hurt herself while exercising.