Today in 1885, 18yo Magdalen Asylum inmate Margaret Dix was called into court because George Webb claimed he wanted to free and marry her. But Webb had previously pimped her out in a local brothel, and planned to do so again. Dix wanted to be at the Mag! And so she went back. pic.twitter.com/BH7RxUY3SP
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) August 30, 2022