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Blanche Blackwell /August 5, 2022 by Beth Winegarner

Today in 1904, SF teen Blanche Blackwell was "to be tried on numerous charges" and likely sent to the Magdalen Asylum. By this time, the institution was about to change names -- to the St. Catherine's Home for Wayward Girls. pic.twitter.com/rbx4eyr8Kj

— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) August 5, 2022
← Kitty Reagan Annie Terence →
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