Yes, she is from the same Barking Abbey (reestablished after its destruction)
that commissioned Aledhelm's De Virginitate. It was a remarkable hotbed - by
medieval standards - of women's writing. One source, very general, on the
Abbey's activities is Sharon Elkins' "Holy Women of Twelfth Century England"
1988, University of North Carolina Press. There are many other texts as well,
if you require them let me know. Regards, Terry
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