Not a lot of women in office back in 1871.....definitely no black women in office....the good old constitution was written by men for men...so both the dems and republicans were actually the parties of men..aiming for a paternal society..it's not all about race or religion...it's also gender inequality....I always wonder if the people touting the greatness of America realize there were only 13 states back then and slavery, misogyny and genocide were tools of those who formed the first American govt here. Also notice the lack of Native American representatives at the time....zero....the French on the other hand welcomed Native American leaders as guests of the state....France was way ahead of the US when it came to equal rights
