单选题 According to the passage, Leonard asserts that women's activities during the Civil War had all of the following positive effects EXCEPT

• (A) They were lauded as aiding the war cause.
• (B) They improved women's economic situation.
• (C) They were considered proof of women's abilities to organize themselves.
• (D) They created new occupational opportunities for women.
• (E) They improved women's images of themselves.