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Nora Sullivan /January 11, 2023 by Beth Winegarner

Oh, for crying out loud. Today in 1898, Oakland teen Nora Sullivan was sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum for TRYING TO PLAY FOOTBALL. And for this her mother called her "incorrigible." pic.twitter.com/dvRbYoNwDm

— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) January 11, 2023
← Kate Williamson, Annie Blaney and Emma Kramer A 10-year-old thief →
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