Today in 1896, 17-year-old Mary McNamera was in the SF Magdalen Asylum for "vagrancy." Because her father was disabled in a work accident, and her mother was a neglectful alcoholic, Mary went to live with a woman named Mrs. Smith. Doesn't sound like vagrancy to me. pic.twitter.com/6XyOvwyKui
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) March 19, 2023