Today in 1891, 16-year-old Mattie McDuff (what a great name) was in the SF Magdalen Asylum. She ran away with Bond Hyden, who promised to marry her, but instead put her to work as a waitress in a Barbary Coast saloon -- not a fitting job for a proper young lady. pic.twitter.com/jgndrE0s1C
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) May 14, 2023