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