Why do only men have to sign the draft charter?

Answer 1

Women's rights was not yet established. This was still a time that women may have run the household but may still have been considered property of the husband. Abigail Adams had a very forward thinking lifestyle. She reminded John Adams to remember the women and their rights when he was meeting to help establish the Constitution.

Answer 2

Because society perceives men as being more "expendable" than women, and women as being "weaker" than men in combat - both entirely untrue, of course, but things like these are difficult to change.

Answer 3

The reason why only men signed the Declaration of Independence was because women had no rights at that time.

Answer 4

In 1776 women had no rights and were just above slaves in men's eyes. They couldn't attend college, own property, have a bank account, or own a business.

Answer 5

They were signing their lives away. By seceding from Britain they were convicting treason (crossing)against their mother country. This was punishable by death.