Esther Morris

8.1

An American woman who helped win women's voting rights in Wyoming and became a local judge

proper noun
/ˈɛstər ˈmɔrɪs/

: Esther Morris

Esther Morris played a significant role in securing the right to vote for women in Wyoming.

Examples

Esther Morris is celebrated as the first woman justice of the peace in the United States.
Many historians credit Esther Morris as a trailblazer in the American women's suffrage movement.
A statue honoring Esther Morris stands outside the Wyoming State Capitol.
The remarkable Esther Morris fought tirelessly for women's rights.
Did Esther Morris really become the first female justice of the peace?
In 1870, Esther Morris became a symbol of the women's suffrage movement in Wyoming.
As an advocate for women's rights, Esther Morris inspired many to continue the fight for equality.

Surface Forms

Esther Morris main

Morphology

Esther + Morris

This item is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; the constituents 'Esther' and 'Morris' are personal names with no compositional lexical meaning that would indicate her role or biography. Because referential names are arbitrary and not built from predictable semantic parts, a B1 learner who only knows the words would not be able to infer the MWE's meaning (suffragist, justice of the peace), so it is not transparent.

Etymology

Esther Morris comes from an American woman who helped win the vote for women in Wyoming and who was the first woman to serve as a 'justice of the peace' in the United States. That's why her name is remembered as a leader in the fight for 'women's voting rights'.