[A]ny woman born with a great gift in the sixteenth century
would certainly have gone crazed, shot herself, or ended
her days in some lonely cottage outside the village, half
witch, half wizard, feared and mocked at. For it needs little
skill in psychology to be sure that a happily gifted girl who
had tried to use her gift for poetry would have been so
thwarted and hindered by other people.
Which statement best states the idea that this excerpt helps to develop?
O A. Historians have glossed over women's achievements.
O B. Society has held women back from greatness.
C. Men have conspired to keep women powerless.
D. Emotions have prevented women from success.