Today in 1873, an unnamed woman narrowly escaped a stint in the SF Magdalen Asylum after being arrested in a local brothel. Why? Because she was 18, and had legal authority over herself. So she went back to sex work. Maybe she enjoyed it. Maybe she wasn't "led astray." pic.twitter.com/gh1ey472p5
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) August 22, 2022