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How Different Would Our Laws Look If…

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

“We the People of the United States…”

 William

Roger

Richard

Gunning

Jacob

John

George

Abraham

William

Daniel

Daniel

James

Nathaniel

Rufus

Nicholas

John

David

Jonathan

William

William

Alexander

William

Richard

Hugh

George

Thomas

Benjamin

Jared

Thomas

Gouverneur

Robert

James

Pierce

Charles

Charles

John

John

James

George

In 248 years, females have not attained 50% representation in the United States Congress. In 248 years, females have not attained 50% representation in the United States Supreme Court.

In the entire history of our country males have run every form of government with approximately 75 to 100% dominance.

In the history of our country, every law has been written from a predominantly male point of view.

How differently would our country look through the filtered glass of time if the founding members of “We the People of the United States” had included the names:

Harriet

Sojourner

Sacajawea

Lucretia

Alice

Susan

Elizabeth

Lucy

Carrie

Clara

Jeannette

Helen

Amelia

Cornelia

Eleanor

Frances

Rosa

Coretta

Chien-Shiung

Melba

Margaret

Pearl

Shirley

Rachel

Ella

Bella

Betty

Joan

Gloria

Billie Jean

Maya

Sally

Sandra

Elouise

Ruth

Marian

Wilma

Michelle

Hillary