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Hildegard was an all around respected women of the Medieval age and people from all ranges came to see her, such as popes and even
Hildegard von Bingen started having visions that she believed God was giving her some sort of deed to do and to let others know about it. Between the males that had dominated the society, Hildegard believed that sooner or later it was time for a change. Several times after being humiliated by the males of the dominating society, Hildegard would not give up on what she was being told by God. Nobody would believe her, they thought of her as somebody who was very ill but the sisters of Hildegard and Hildegard herself thought differently. Where Hildegard and her sisters lived had been decreasing in size because of so many woman who would vow to Hildegard to join her group of virgins and love God for eternity.
Women of the Medieval Times Women have always had a significant role in history even though they were treated horrible in most cases. During the Medieval Times was really the first time women were allowed to become more than just a house wife. The fight for equality has always been a struggle and even in today’s society is still an ongoing battle. Although women of lower and middle class were treated poorly in the Medieval Times, some powerful women held great responsibility and were looked up too by both men and children; despite being admired, “men were thought to be not only physically stronger but more emotionally stable, more intelligent, and morally less feeble” (Hopkins 5). “The position of women in the Medieval Society was greatly influenced by the views of the Roman Catholic Church” (Heeve).
As Simone de Beauvoir said that '' one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman''. As we can see, in this periods, male-dominated authorities rendered/defined women in a way how they want for their own interests. Briefly, women were defined/created by men rather than nature which in turn creates a critical question that is what was the women in Early Modern Europe? Wives, mother, daughter, sister; nun, heretic, saint, witch, bitch; queen, martyr, seeker and so forth.