Today in 1895, 17-year-old Josie Stanley was arrested for leaving home for two weeks and for spending time in a rooming-house with boys, beer, cigarettes and her friend Lizzie Whalen. She was sentenced to the SF Magdalen Asylum. Lizzie (16) was allowed to marry instead. pic.twitter.com/F29e5j3Vhj
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) July 11, 2022