Today in 1887, 17yo Cora Christal was potentially facing a term in the SF Magdalen Asylum after being arrested for "vagrancy" (that, again). She'd avoided the Mag by marrying, but her husband took her to Oroville and likely sold her into sex work. She returned an opium addict. pic.twitter.com/8Jx9vng4Ry
— Beth Winegarner (@bethwinegarner) March 22, 2023