Question

Civil rights were, and still are in some places, denied to minority groups and women around the world. Select a group in the United States that has been denied their civil rights. Then explain how the EXECUTIVE branch of the federal government helped to extend civil rights to that group of people.

Answer 1

Most women were affected by the war in some way. Some leapt into the war effort working for various organizations, including the Ladies Hospital Aid Society, the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, and the United States Chrisitan Commision.