She intimated hypocrisy in such excuses: ‘‘I have heard this argument presented by white women of otherwise quite clear intelligence, women who seem to have no trouble at all teaching and reviewing work that comes out of the vastly different experiences of Shakespeare, Molie`re, Dostoevsky, and Aristophanes.’’ Having amused audiences by the incon- sistency of these excuses, she added, ‘‘Surely there must be some other explanation.’’ - pg286 (Audience)