Today in 1890, 17-year-old Bertha Willey was on her way to the SF Magdalen Asylum after running away from home with a "worthless young man" and beginning work in a brothel in Chinatown. The @sfexaminer deemed Bertha "ruined." pic.twitter.com/zdLgfz7Mhs
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) April 6, 2023