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Historians say the first identified woman composer was Hildegard of Bingen who was born in 1098. Throughout history, many female composers have been overlooked despite tremendous talent that rivaled – or surpassed – their better-known male counterparts. On Saturday, February 3, 2024, this past is rectified and brought to life with the arrival of Sarah Hagen’s “Wonder Women!" at downtown Olympia’s Washington Center for the Performing Arts.