Currently, the strongest branch of America's government is the Executive branch.
While the branches were once co-equal, the Presidency has taken on a life of its own with the ability to wage war without Congressional approval and to dictate the terms to Congress without much push back.
Women and Reform. Women were a major part of several reform movements of the 1800s and early 1900s. These reform movements sought to promote basic changes in American society, including the abolition of slavery, education reform, prison reform, women's rights, and temperance (opposition to alcohol).
