11.   How often do such relationships among accomplished women snap from intense cooperation one moment to charges of theft or fraud or inappropriate behavior the next?

12.   Samantha Hudson, a publicist in North Miami, Fla., regretfully declined an invitation to join a club that included some accomplished women executives.

13.   She is realistically flawed and likable, tailor-made for countless accomplished young women to identify with.

14.   She was especially confused, as older accomplished women often are, by the laments of younger women about the burdens of juggling a career and a home.

15.   The most accomplished black women can likely recall mothers or grandmothers who scrubbed floors in white kitchens, making life easier for white women of privilege.

16.   Williamson is disturbed by what she views as an atmosphere in which the public feels comfortable poking fun at accomplished women.

17.   Yet, the pitting of these two accomplished women against each other is disheartening.