 In fact, Esther Hobart Morris is honored in Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol for her noteworthy achievement. Joseph says there's one case she handled here that was quite intriguing. The individual is brought before her for drunken disorderly conduct, and it's her husband. So she sends him over to the jail to sober up a bit. Esther was justice of the peace for just eight months, but her story is one that highlights women's rights that were gained throughout 19th century America. Traveling the countryside in South Pass City, Wyoming, I'm Andrew McRae.