Marsha

[mahr-shuh]

noun

1. a female given name.

Example Sentences

“I think L.A. ought to look for another source of water,” said Marsha Blaver, a longtime resident.

From Los Angeles Times

Judges Jennifer Sung of Portland, Ore., and Marsha S. Berzon of San Francisco heard the case alongside Gould — all drawn from the liberal wing of an increasingly split appellate division.

From Los Angeles Times

Tennessee’s Marsha Blackburn, a fellow Republican fresh off reelection, is also expected to run for governor in her state.

From Los Angeles Times

Given the slim majority Republicans hold in both the House and the Senate and the opposition the measure has drawn in the Senate, from Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and in the House, from Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., who voiced her opposition only after voting for the bill, there may be an opportunity for conservatives to change the language in this bill in the reconciliation process.

From Salon

The phrase is in reference to the Stonewall uprising on June 28, 1969, when transgender and gender non-conforming people were targeted by police at the Stonewall Inn in New York and Black transwoman Marsha P. Johnson is credited with retaliating by throwing a brick to ward off police officers attempting to rough up and arrest patrons — although the details of this story have been argued about ever since.

From Salon