Foltz authored a bill allowing women to become attorneys, and in 1878 was the first woman admitted to the California Bar. You can find out much more about her here: https://t.co/LLSx0Bq6ea
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 22, 2022
Foltz authored a bill allowing women to become attorneys, and in 1878 was the first woman admitted to the California Bar. You can find out much more about her here: https://t.co/LLSx0Bq6ea
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 22, 2022
Today in 1891, 17yos Grace Goodman, Carrie Parker & Lilly O'Neill were sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum after being found in a "lodging-house" at Turk and Taylor with the son of a "well-known millionaire." One had nude pics of herself. Note they name the girls but not the son! pic.twitter.com/ABWXvVupWr
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 20, 2022
Today in 1895, 17-year-old Maggie Murphy was "rescued" and sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum for "frequenting a questionable house" (possibly a brothel, though it appears to have been a boarding house in other years) just a few doors down from her home. pic.twitter.com/0FO6aFriv5
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 19, 2022
... puzzles me. It was used during this era as an antiseptic, and was being tested as a treatment for asthma and bronchitis, but it was also a poison, and corrosive to the mucous membranes. Anyone have more insight into this? https://t.co/IN7qIkpgBL
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 18, 2022
Today in 1898, 15yo Agnes McCaffery and 16yo Nora Fitzgerald were sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum. It seems that they were just living their lives, in a boarding-house in SoMa, when the cops began harassing and chasing them. Just read. It's wild. pic.twitter.com/qkrYxX5rtW
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 15, 2022
Today in 1888, Mamie Ward was sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum. It's not even clear what for; her companion, Josie Grimes, was "running around wild and living in the Erie House," a boarding house at 317 Third St., between Folsom and Harrison. These are crimes? pic.twitter.com/hr9qntrFTu
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 13, 2022
Today in 1888, 23-year-old SF Magdalen Asylum alumna Agnes Baker was before SF's Lunacy Commission, hoping not to be institutionalized again for her struggles with opium addiction. Has SF gotten any better in helping opioid addicts? What do you think? pic.twitter.com/bDcdDgG1Zw
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 12, 2022
Today in 1896, 15yo Mary Lenihan was "recommitted" to the SF Magdalen Asylum after being sentenced there for using "the vilest kind of language" and "carousing at night." She wrote instructions to her mother on helping her escape, and her parents tried to take her home from court pic.twitter.com/PeQXn6uNDd
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 11, 2022
Today in 1901, 16-year-old Sophia (or Sophie, according to census records) Finegold was sentenced to the San Francisco Magdalen Asylum because another woman, Aggie Kelly, had allegedly abducted Sophie and placed her in a Eureka brothel. pic.twitter.com/XhO6egwx14
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 10, 2022
Today in 1885, "uncontrollable" 11-year-old (!!) Margaret Case was sentenced to the San Francisco Magdalen Asylum after she ran away from the Orphan Asylum. Where her parents sent her. WHY WAS SHE IN THE ORPHAN ASYLUM IF SHE HAS LIVING PARENTS. Augh. pic.twitter.com/mr71LafLah
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 8, 2022
Today in 1891, 19-year-old Magdalen Asylum veteran Fannie Bashford was facing jailtime after being charged with larceny. (AKA just trying to survive.) Her mom was dead, her dad was institutionalized, and the man who was supporting her threw her out. pic.twitter.com/LevkGCmwia
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) October 5, 2022
A year later, Kittie was living in a lodging-house near Market and 7th, and working as a milliner, according to the 1900 census. She remained in SF into the 1930s at least, working as a bookkeeper (1920) and a maid (1935). https://t.co/LK3nVZQGdT
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 27, 2022
Today in 1894, 14-year-old Lillie Gruenhoefer was sent to the SF Magdalen Asylum by her mom, actress Hattie Wilson, who wanted to save Lillie from "evil influences," such as an older actor whose wife had recently been murdered by a jealous lover. Was prison better for Lillie? Hm. pic.twitter.com/rUc23eTTa4
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 26, 2022
Today in 1891, 17-year-old Annie Hatwell narrowly escaped SF's Magdalen Asylum when her abusive father didn't show up for his own court hearing to have her committed. She was already completely independent, and there was a suitor waiting in the wings. pic.twitter.com/dfdpW9CDfM
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 23, 2022
Today in 1891, two former Mag inmates, Camille Nichols and Annie Eagan, thought they'd swing by to see if any of their friends were in the yard. Instead, they were arrested for disturbing a religious meeting, and Camille was sent back to the asylum. ("Chippy" = sex worker.) pic.twitter.com/2dWujsIAee
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 22, 2022
Today in 1890, 16-year-old Jessie Covens (great name) was sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum after being "found in a room with several male companions." This somehow meant she had "gone wrong," but when I was in high school this was "hanging out with my friends." pic.twitter.com/GClUTSornv
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 21, 2022
Girls sentenced to SF's Magdalen Asylum could leave at age 18, *if* someone petitioned the court. Today in 1881, Emma Kennedy asked for Johannah Crenin's release -- after Johanna's father failed to. But Johannah said even The Mag was better than living with her father. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/GA1VMVMWFe
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 17, 2022
Today in 1890, 17-year-old Magdalen Asylum inmate Lillian Baldwin escaped the girls' prison. She was transferred to the hospital for a skin condition; she climbed out a bathroom window and then over the outer walls. The walls look at least 6 feet high in this sketch. pic.twitter.com/BCG9qzLSi0
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 9, 2022
Today in 1904, 16yo "girl burglar" Lizzie Frame was nabbed for burglary and destined for the SF Magdalen Asylum. She'd been wanted since July, when she stole watches, rings and shoes from a family she knew. She also stole a handbag from another woman. I love the photo of her. pic.twitter.com/aycKR18yFo
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 7, 2022
Mollie and Daniel were arrested in late September, for vagrancy. Mollie was born in Scotland and living with an aunt in Oakland, working at a fur store before she and Daniel connected. pic.twitter.com/gY3ruTGfR0
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 6, 2022
By May of 1886, Daniel and Mollie were married, and she petitioned the court for his release after the beating charge. The newspaper described her as "a haggard and dissipated siren." She was 19 at this point. pic.twitter.com/9woXqMfj2I
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 6, 2022
Unfortunately, the trail goes cold after that. There were several Daniel Sullivans in the city (tons of Irish immigrants in that era). One of them died Dec. 4, 1886, but it's not clear if it's Mollie's Daniel Sullivan or another one.
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) September 6, 2022