The lack of political focus during reconstruction was the great economic prosperity in the north following the Civil War... That fail of the north to effectively rebuild the south and bring it back into Union during the reconstruction is evident after time period.
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The name given to the group of the department heads to advise the president is called The Cabinet
She provided women with unprecedented access to the President. And also She was the first female Cabinet member She was the Secretary of Labor She led the way in establishing Social Security, and helped win approval of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which ended child labor and established a minimum wage. She served as FDR's representative and advisor. Sorry if it’s not enough
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