In the drafting of the U. S. Constitution, gender was a non-issue. Women played no role in the authorship of either the original 1787 document or the Bill of Rights, and were largely excluded from the Constitution's application. | Women and the U. S. Constitution: 1776-1920 by Jean H. Baker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters | Women and the U.S. Constitution: 1776-1920 by Jean H. Baker, Paperback | Indigo Chapters