Today in 1890, San Francisco teens May Hurley and Maggie Harrington were arrested and sent to the Magdalen Asylum for what appears to be .... living on their own, with friends. Police in this era spent quite a lot of time trying to "save" girls from independence. pic.twitter.com/OI6ttSjBQS
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) June 14, 2022