Question

read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.
\do everything\
an all - round movement can only be carried forward by all - round advocates.... our wctu is a school.... here we try our wings that... we may calmly take our places and prove to the world that what it needed most was two heads in counsel as well as \two beside the hearth.\ when that day comes, the nation shall no longer miss as now the influence of half its wisdom, more than half its purity and nearly all its gentleness, in courts of justice and halls of legislation. then shall one code of morals - and that the highest - govern both men and women; then shall the sabbath be respected, the rights of the poor be recognized, the liquor traffic banished, and the home protected from all its foes.
—a handbook for the world’s white ribboners, 1895
how did the white ribboners contribute to u.s. society during the late 1800s?
a by supporting the movement to end reconstruction and jim crow
b by establishing labor unions for women and children
c by winning the right to vote for african americans and immigrants
d by leading efforts to achieve prohibition and women’s suffrage

Explanation:

The White Ribboners (WCTU) in the late 1800s were involved in social reform. The excerpt mentions "liquor traffic banished" (relating to prohibition) and advocating for women's roles in society, which connects to women's suffrage. Option A is incorrect as they didn't focus on ending Reconstruction/Jim Crow. Option B is wrong as they weren't about labor unions for women/children. Option C is incorrect as their focus wasn't on African Americans' or immigrants' voting rights. Option D matches their efforts in prohibition and women's suffrage.

Answer:

D. By leading efforts to achieve prohibition and women’s suffrage