Yesterday in 1890, 17yo Mamie Patridge married plumber Charles Ford -- instead of being jailed in the SF Magdalen Asylum. Her crime? Working as a waitress in a "low saloon." Some girls chose marriage over the Mag, but judges halted many such unions bc the girls were too young. pic.twitter.com/TDGRVWQIXa
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) November 12, 2022