Tomorrow in 1890, 17-year-old Arabella Allen was facing time in SF's Magdalen Asylum because she'd fallen in love with Paddy Shea, allegedly a leader of a criminal gang in the north Mission. Her parents felt that locking her up was better than letting her marry Shea. pic.twitter.com/kcWmEwTz2Z
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) June 18, 2022