Question

Women Dissenters 1. How were they treated by the U.S. Government during WWI? 2. How were they treated by other Americans during WWI? 3. How did they react to the way they were treated? 4. How did WWI change the way of life for this group in the U.S.?

Answer 1

These woman cared for their homes and farms during a time during a time of great sacrifice. They were responsible for harvesting crops, caring for livestock, trading goods, and maintaining businesses. In addition to work at home, many woman visited and cared for the wounded soldiers that returned from the war front or those who were sick in their own community. Cotton and grains were vital to the confederacy, and the labor to produce these goods was dependent on the enslaved men and woman in Texas. By 1860 on the eve of the Civil War, the enslaved population was 30 percent of the state's population-182,566. By 1865, the number of enslaved men and woman in Texas had risen to over 250,000 people.

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