A fundamental principle of law is that if a provision is clear on its face, there is no need to seek the intent of the drafters. The Fourteenth Amendment is clear on its face that all citizens are to be treated equally.

Woman Suffrage at the Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Mrs. Minor's appeal. Its decision came on March 29, 1875.3 The Su- preme Court of the United States was unanimous in its ru- ling:

There is no doubt that women may be citizens. For nearly ninety  years  the  people have acted

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