Why Was Nursing Seen as More of a Break with Prewar

Why was nursing seen as more of a break with prewar tradition for southern women than for their northern counterparts?

A) Southern women had to scale back on their previous activities in various reform movements.
B) Southern women had been less active in public life before the Civil War.
C) Southern women lacked prior experience within a family context in caring for the sick and wounded.
D) Southern women had never worked side by side with African American nurses and doctors before the war.