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Esther Morris

May 31, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Esther Morris

America's First Female Justice of the Peace

Fifty years before women got the federal right to vote, this legal agent became “the terror of all rogues.”
May 31, 2018 in Modern Worthies

Esther Morris

America's First Female Justice of the Peace

50 years before women got the federal right to vote, Esther Morris became America's first female justice of the peace. A contemporary newspaper called her “the terror of all rogues” and said she offered “infinite delight to all lovers of peace and virtue."

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