May 9th.

Our lawful (?) owners have at last arrived. About sunset, day before yesterday, the Iroquois anchored here, and a graceful young Federal stepped ashore, carrying a Yankee flag over his shoulder, and asked the way to the Mayor's office. I like the style! If we girls of Baton Rouge had been at the landing, instead of the men, that Yankee would never have insulted us by flying his flag in our faces! We would have opposed his landing except under a flag of truce, but the men let him alone, and he even found a poor Dutchman willing to show him the road!

–A Confederate Girl’s Diary,

Sarah Morgan Dawson

Based on this passage, what is Dawson’s opinion of the women of her community?

She believes that they are stronger than the men in her area.
She thinks that they are weaker than men and easier to control.
She believes that most of them side with the Union in the conflict.
She thinks that they do not understand the situation the South faces.