They could make more trips
Their lives improved because the material conditions in their surrounding improved. They had higher quality homes, higher levels of sanitation, working sewage, better access to medical care if need be, and many other things.
Answer: The executive official that are most closely associated with lawmaking is the Legislative Branch.
Explanation:
The Legislative Branch consists of 16 standing (or permanent) committees; the House of Representatives has 22. Each specializes in specific areas of legislation: foreign affairs, defense, banking, agriculture, commerce, appropriations and other fields.
Every bill introduced in either house is referred to a committee for study and recommendation. The committee may approve, revise, kill or ignore any measure referred to it. It is nearly impossible for a bill to reach the House or Senate floor without first winning committee approval. In the House, a petition to discharge a bill from a committee requires the signatures of 218 members; in the Senate, a majority of all members is required. In practice, such discharge motions only rarely receive the required support.
Source: http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/outlines/government-1991/the-legislative-branch-the-reach-of-congress/the-lawmaking-process.php
They provided food
They sewed clothes
They disguised themselves as men and fought
They fundraised
They were nurses