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