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What did Hildegard of Bingen do in Hildegard of Bingen's lifetime?
Contributing to Christian European rhetorical traditions, Hildegard "authorized herself as a theologian" through alternative rhetorical arts.
what else did she do?
these arts speaks to her significance as a female rhetorician, transcending bans on women's social participation and interpretation of scripture.
Did she ever write?
Hildegard also influenced several monastic women, exchanging letters with Elisabeth of Schonau, a nearby visionary.
Did she work with anyone?
Hildegard corresponded with popes such as Eugene III and Anastasius IV, statesmen such as Abbot Suger.
When did she begin her music?
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Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Because of church limitation on public, discursive rhetoric, the medieval rhetorical arts included preaching, letter writing, poetry, and the encyclopedic tradition.
did she ever have any struggles?
does not fit the stereotype of this time.

Question: why not?
Self-contained rewrite: Why didn't Hildegard of Bingen fit the sterotypical image of a woman in her time period?