[xzins]

It was a patriarchal era. The citizenship of females was not an issue. They went where their husbands told them to go. Children as well did what the father directed.

A father could be a citizen, and it would be irrelevant about the mother. It seems a hard cold time, but it is the case for that era. Women did not vote and, therefore, were not a consideration and not even mentioned..

If we really want to cause a stir on Free Republic we should propose that Sarah Palin run under the understanding of female candidacy at the time of the Constitution.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Outstanding point that I am glad you brought up.

[WildHighlander57]

Also, IIRC, the woman acquired the citizenship of the man when she married him.

Good point you raise; we so often look at those 1700’s writings through modern eyes.

[FreeReign]

It was a patriarchal era. The citizenship of females was not an issue. They went where their husbands told them to go. Children as well did what the father directed. A father could be a citizen, and it would be irrelevant about the mother.

So then a child of a citizen father during that era would always be NBC.

Yet some would deny that same NBC link today.