 The shipyards closed at the end of the war.The North Carolina Woman's Committee was established as a state agency during the war, headed by Laura Holmes Reilly of Charlotte.Inspired by ideas of the Progressive Movement, it registered women for many volunteer services, promoted increased food production and the elimination of wasteful cooking practices, helped maintain social services, worked to bolster morale of white and black soldiers, improved public health and public schools, and encouraged black participation in its programs.