Prior to 1860, Southern White Women

Prior to 1860, Southern white women

A) had about the same access to education as Northern white women.
B) were not expected to engage in manual labor whatever their social standing.
C) generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world.
D) had a birth rate that was lower than the national average.
E) were more likely to see their children grow to adulthood than Northern white women.