They didn't even exist before then. All of history barring one or two notable unique and rare examples is male because 99.99999% of women just died, instantly, the moment they realized that the USA didn't exist yet, and thus didn't have a federal court case deciding state-level law as a core component of their lives.
We know this is true as Europeans and Canadians are arguing over this, and they should, in theory, have no horse in that race unless the prior idea is true.
They didn't even exist before then. All of history barring one or two notable unique and rare examples is male because 99.99999% of women just died, instantly, the moment they realized that the USA didn't exist yet, and thus didn't have a federal court case deciding state-level law as a core component of their lives.
We know this is true as Europeans and Canadians are arguing over this, and they should, in theory, have no horse in that race unless the prior idea is true.