esther hobart morris

A new historic marker program has been launched to commemorate women's suffrage in the U.S. Just this week, the first historic marker in Wyoming was dedicated at the Cheyenne home of Esther Hobart Morris.

Morris was appointed the nation's first female justice of the peace in 1870.

A telegraph that proclaimed the historic event said: "Wyoming, the youngest and one of the richest Territories in the United States, gave equal rights to women in actions as well as words."

One of Cheyenne's most historic restaurants will reopen this summer under the name Esther's at the Morris House.

If you don't know by now, the Wyoming State motto is "The Equality State." But have you ever wondered who was the one who suggested the motto in the first place?