Today in 1898, 16-year-old Amelia Mendoza was in jail and likely headed for the SF Magdalen Asylum after being picked up for "vagrancy." She's one of the only girls I've seen in this research with a Latinx last name, but I can't find anything more about her. pic.twitter.com/XXDVvRy71p
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) January 14, 2023