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Mary Ellen Tracy's "circus performance" /June 13, 2022 by Beth Winegarner

A slightly happier Mag story: Today in 1882, Mary Ellen Tracy entertained her friends in the Magdalen Asylum by going up the hill behind the building and performing a "circus routine" as they prayed in the back garden. She was arrested for "disturbing a religious meeting." pic.twitter.com/8VnQ9AONmo

— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) June 13, 2022
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